The US election is just one month away.
Donald Trump has become the 8th world leader to test positive for Covid-19, with his diagnosis coming just one month before the US election on the 3rd of November.
Donald and Melania Trump are self-isolating at the White House after they both tested positive for coronavirus.
The US President tweeted the news this morning and said that his wife Melania has also been infected.
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Both are said to be asymptomatic with the First Lady confirming that they are both feeling good.
The positive tests come after it was confirmed that White House Advisor Hope Hicks has the virus.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters he's also been checked as a precaution.
Donald Trump is the oldest President to hold the office in US history and despite his doctor saying he is well and will continue his duties.
The news comes after Donald Trump has regularly played down the threat posed by the virus, most recently at the Presidential debate earlier this week when he made fun of his rival Joe Biden over wearing a mask.
