The president’s physician has issued a statement noting that Trump had been taking Abbott Pharmaceutical’s rapid tests and received negative results “on consecutive days”. As has been characteristic in recent weeks, Dr Sean Conley left out key information – including which days and how many. He also offered that the rapid tests – which are less accurate than PCR tests processed in labs – were not used “in isolation for the determination of the president’s negative status” and cited “additional clinical and laboratory data”*, leaving many details of Trump’s condition​ vague.

A study conducted by Cleveland Clinic in April showed the test detected the virus in around 85% of cases, lower than many other COVID-19 tests. Other studies, including one by New York University, raised similar concerns.

The FDA said it had received 302 “adverse event” reports as of Sept. 30, including numerous accounts of false negatives - results showing people were not infected when they actually were.

Barron, 14, tested positive after both of his parents contracted the virus, Mrs Trump said in a personal post on the White House website.

In the post, entitled My Personal Experience With COVID-19, she said: "Recovering from an illness gives you a lot of time to reflect."

She said that after she and her husband were diagnosed with the virus, her mind "went immediately to our son".

"To our great relief he tested negative, but again, as so many parents have thought over the past several months, I couldn't help but think 'what about tomorrow or the next day?'.

"My fear came true when he was tested again and it came up positive. Luckily he is a strong teenager and exhibited no symptoms."

The World needs Trump!! If or when, he threatens action against another super-power, they HAVE TO consider that he will carry out his threat! The same kind of threat from Biden, just doesn't have that essential unstable, madman element.

Melania Trump reveals teenage son had coronavirus

https://news.sky.com/story/melania-t...-once-12104278



True or False .....

I don't see why it shouldn't be true Omah?
If both his parents had it, I would have thought it almost inevitable the kids would too.

It's not the sort of news anyone would lie about, the risk was always there with his mother and father having the virus.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Trump administration ally, has urged Americans to take coronavirus "seriously" after spending days in intensive care with Covid-19.

He was one of several virus cases confirmed at the same time as President Donald Trump in early October. The infections have been linked to a "superspreader event" at the White House. 18 cases have been traced to the Rose Garden event on 26 September.

Mr Christie said he attended the event believing he had "entered a safe zone". "I was wrong," Mr Christie, who is in a high-risk category for Covid-19 because of his weight and asthma, said in a statement. I was wrong to not wear a mask at the Amy Coney Barrett announcement and I was wrong not to wear a mask at my multiple debate prep sessions with the President and the rest of the team."

Mr Christie said he hoped his experience would encourage Americans to follow virus guidelines "in public no matter where you are and wear a mask to protect yourself and others".

Deaths: 216,875 Cases: 7,919,621

Cases have been trending upward for 48 states over the past week. Only two states, Missouri and Vermont, are recording numbers that are improving.

In the US, there have been around 8.1 million coronavirus infections and over 219,000 deaths. Across the world, over 40 million cases have been recorded. Cases in the US dipped to around 34,000 per day by early September, but are now averaging around 55,000 per day. On Friday, the US nearly topped 70,000 cases in one day, which would have beat the single day record for new cases set in July.

10 states on Friday hit their all time high for new cases reported in a single day. They include the mid-western and interior states of Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

As infections rise, hospital admissions have also risen in 39 states over the past two weeks. Wisconsin, a crucial presidential swing state, is among the hardest hit, with nearly 10% of the state's hospital beds currently occupied by Covid-19 patients. The state has now erected a field hospital on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park to serve as an overflow facility for hospitals.

Health officials warn that infections are likely to get worse during colder months, when people tend to congregate indoors more often.