Donald Trump Covid-19: Here’s who had contact with Trump this week before he tested positive for Covid-19

Team Udayavani, Oct 4, 2020, 11:13 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19. Now, the entire political world is scrambling to determine who he could have been in contact with in the past week.

In the last two weeks alone, he has attended events in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Jersey, as well as the first presidential debate against his Democratic contender Joe Biden in Cleveland.

As reported by BBC, Saturday, September 26: President Trump announced his Supreme Court pick, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, in front of a crowd of about 200 people on the White House lawn. President Trump also held a rally at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

Sunday, September 27: The president played golf at his club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, on Sunday morning and led a White House reception for the families of military veterans in the evening.

Monday, September 28: He visited a manufacturer in Lordstown, Ohio, and held a Rose Garden ceremony with Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress.

Tuesday, September 29: The president faced his election rival, Joe Biden, at their first face-to-face debate in Cleveland, Ohio. President Trump flew there on his presidential plane, Air Force One, alongside his wife, adult children and multiple aides.

Wednesday, September 30: Trump travelled to Minnesota for a fundraiser and an outdoor rally in Duluth. Hicks was present for this trip as well. She reportedly began to feel unwell during the return trip and isolated herself on board Air Force One.

Thursday, October 1: President Trump flew to his Bedminster golf resort in New Jersey for a private fundraiser. Several aides who were in proximity to Ms Hicks scrapped their plans to accompany the president, according to the Associated Press.

Friday, 2 October: President Trump announced that he and Mrs Trump had tested positive in a tweet, adding that they will begin the “quarantine and recovery process immediately”.