ISLAMABAD – Donald Trump has said that he will “most likely” be tested forthe coronavirus. The US President’s remark came moments after his refusalto take any precautionary measures following his close contact with aBrazilian official who was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Responding to a question, Trump said : “I didn’t say I wasn’t going to betested.”
“Most likely, yeah,” Trump added while downplaying his interaction with theBrazilian official at this resort in Florida. “Not for that reason, butbecause I think I will do it anyway. Fairly soon, we’re working out aschedule.”
It is pertinent to note that Trump, last week, was near Brazilian PresidentJair Bolsonaro’s communications director, Fabio Wajngarten, who testedpositive for the virus just days later.
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Earlier on Thursday, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham saidthat “both the President and Vice President had almost no interactions withthe individual who tested positive and do not require being tested at thistime.”
Trump has also declared a national emergency over the coronavirus.
