Xinhua News Agency, Washington, October 2 (Reporter Deng Xianlai and Sun Ding) US President Trump’s campaign team issued a statement on the 2nd that as Trump’s new crown virus test result was positive, all campaign activities involving him will be turned online. Or postpone it.
Trump posted on social media in the early morning of the 2nd that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for the new crown virus.
Currently, the Trumps are staying in the White House and have entered the isolation and recovery process.
Trump campaign manager Bill Stepin said in a statement that all previously announced campaign activities involving Trump’s participation will be turned online or temporarily postponed, and activities involving Trump family members will also be temporarily postponed. The arrangements for other campaign activities will depend on the specific circumstances.
Vice President Pence tested negative for the new crown virus, and he plans to restart the original campaign.
Trump and the Democratic presidential candidate Biden were originally scheduled to hold the second and third presidential debates on the 15th and 22nd, respectively.
At present, it is not clear whether the relevant arrangements will change.
Biden said on social media on the 2nd that he and his wife Jill had been tested for the new coronavirus and the results were negative.
The Biden campaign team immediately announced that Biden still held a campaign in Michigan that day as originally planned.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Harris also tested negative for the new crown virus that day. She and Pence are scheduled to have the only vice presidential debate on the 7th.
The 2020 US general election will be held on November 3.