WASHINGTON (AP) - Following the announcement that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus, health officials in states where Trump held recent public events are urging attendees to get tested for the virus.
Shortly after Trump’s diagnosis, Minnesota health officials put out an announcement urging people who attended events associated with President Donald Trump’s visit this week to consider being tested for the coronavirus.The Minnesota Department of Health on Friday urged anyone with symptoms to be tested right away.
Trump announced early Friday morning that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19, just two days after he held a campaign rally in Duluth and a fundraiser in a Minneapolis.