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I guess we haven't rounded the corner.

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Trump, first lady test positive for Covid-19

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, he announced on Twitter early Friday.

"Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!" he tweeted.

Hope Hicks, one of the president’s closest senior advisers, on Thursday tested positive for the virus, making her the highest-profile member of the administration to contract the virus who is in frequent contact with Trump and other top officials.

Trump, 74, told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday after Hicks’ positive test that he and the first lady, 50 were tested after Hicks tested positive and later tweeted they were starting the “quarantine process.”

The president has held campaign rallies around the country for months, many of which are outdoors but some have been indoors. The most recent one was Wednesday night in Minnesota and he also traveled to New Jersey on Thursday for a fundraiser.

Hicks along with several top White House and campaign advisers traveled with the president to Cleveland for Tuesday’s debate against Democratic Nominee Joe Biden.

The president has drawn sharp criticism for his handling of the pandemic and downplaying its threat.

Also, his administration has sowed confusion over wearing a mask to slow the spread of Covid-19 and public health experts have said this mixed messaging hampered the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic and even led to preventable deaths.

After months of public criticism, the president tweeted a photo of himself wearing a mask writing in July, “many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance.” Then in August, Trump urged Americans to cover their faces in public as a “patriotic” thing to do.

The president has insisted he “didn't lie" to the American public about the severity of coronavirus, despite having told veratan journalist Bob Woodward in March that he'd been intentionally downplaying the virus's potential impact.

"What I said is we have to be calm. We can't be panicked," Trump told reporters in September after being pressed on his coronavirus response.

After a Trump rally in Tulsa in June, former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain tested positive for the virus and later died. At that same rally,, roughly eight White House staffers, including Secret Service personnel, tested positive for the virus. One of President Trump's personal valets, who works in the West Wing serving the president his meals, among other duties, tested positive for the coronavirus in May.

U.S. health officials continue to monitor for coronavirus cases in the United States. As of Oct. 1, more than 7 million cases have been confirmed in the U.S., based on NBC News' count. There have been more than 205,000 deaths.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19/ar-BB19D1Uq

 

 

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For the millionth time, there was never any doubt about how the virus will spread and the numbers that will get it.  It’s a virus.  The argument has been about the infection fatality rate, and is it something to take extreme measures about.

Lets see how Trump and Melania handle it.

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What corner is there to round?....illnesses and viruses have been around since the beginning of time. This one happens to have a survival rate of 99.5%....I guess we should be scared of this one for some reason? There's a pretty good chance he could remain asymptomatic through this whole episode it's not a big deal for majority.

That being said.... it will limit his campaigning and I do plan on lightening up in the stock market just to be safe..... a Biden presidency is going to destroy this economy.

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1 minute ago, Cold War said:

News is already putting out medical experts.........He is old & fat, not good.   

 

I bet it has many people getting super excited for bad news

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3 minutes ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said:

What corner is there to round?....illnesses and viruses have been around since the beginning of time. This one happens to have a survival rate of 99.5%....I guess we should be scared of this one for some reason?

Look at India exploding and with more homeless than are Americans their numbers are way the fuck off.

0.005% of 1.4 billion is 7 million dead, guess I'll take swimming in the Ganges off my bucket list LoL

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Just now, Skidooski said:

I bet it has many people getting super excited for bad news

Right.   ABC news was already  speculating on the health of mike pence.   
 

He is no fighter like Ruth,  with terminal cancer.   Should be a great story well into next week. 

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18 minutes ago, Skidooski said:

How many have come out wishing them death already?  :news: 

 

18 minutes ago, Cold War said:

Who is going to be the first Lib to tweet out..............I hope he dies?  :lol:

 

Not Joe....

 

 

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Pretty much those who have symptoms all react differently, most never get symptoms they just test positive..when we had it, it was mostly a bad consistent dry coughing, sore chest, and 101-103 fever, lasted +/- 3 weeks, wife still went to work every day 4 days a week..this was before any Mask mandates and Social distancing from the Government.

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Just now, XCR1250 said:

Pretty much those who have symptoms are all react differently, most never get symptoms they just test positive..when we had it, it was mostly a bad consistent dry coughing, sore chest, and 101-103 fever, lasted +/- 3 weeks, wife still went to work every day 4 days a week..this was before any Mask mandates and Social distancing from the Government.

Yup, Ive seen people who didnt have any symptoms and at least 2 people who were hospitalized. But most common is body aches and loss of smell and taste. Talked to 2 people last week who had it and both were symptom free within 6 days. 

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Yup, Ive seen people who didnt have any symptoms and at least 2 people who were hospitalized. But most common is body aches and loss of smell and taste. Talked to 2 people last week who had it and both were symptom free within 6 days. 

Out of the 5 I know personally who had it only 1 had problems with it, he was put on a Respirator not a Ventilator, he has 3 Stents, overweight, and is in his upper 60's or low 70's, odd thing about him is he always religiously wears a Mask and Social distances, yet him and his wife got it..btw he's fine now and is back to doing hunting, fishing, and atving.

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