First Lady Melania Trump tweeted on Monday that she is “feeling good and will continue to rest at home”.
US media has reported that Chad Gilmartin and Karoline Leavitt, both staffers in the White House press office, has tested positive for coronavirus.
ABC News reported that Gilmartin had tested positive, while Bloomberg News reported that Leavitt had tested positive. A reporter for Bloomberg also tweeted that additional mid-level staffers in the White House had tested positive.
.@ABC News has learned Chad Gilmartin a member of the White House press shop also is positive. Sources tell us test came back positive over the weekend.
— John Santucci (@Santucci) October 5, 2020
Melania Trump tweets ‘I am feeling good’
First Lady Melania Trump tweeted on Monday that she is “feeling good and will continue to rest at home”.
“My continued prayers for those who are ill or have a family member impacted by the virus,” she wrote.
My family is grateful for all of the prayers & support! I am feeling good & will continue to rest at home. Thank you to medical staff & caretakers everywhere, & my continued prayers for those who are ill or have a family member impacted by the virus.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 5, 2020
White House press secretary tests positive
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has said she has tested positive for COVID-19, days after Trump was diagnosed.
McEnany spoke briefly with reporters Sunday evening, but says that no members of the White House press corps spent enough time around her to be considered close contacts.
She says that she is beginning the quarantine process and “will continue working on behalf of the American People remotely”.
Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!
