President Trump says he will ‘most likely’ be tested for new virus ‘fairly soon’

WASHINGTON: President Trump says he will ‘most likely’ be tested for new virus “fairly soon”, but says he has “no symptoms”.

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Trump was responding to a question asked by the US media about contact with a Brazilian official who tested positive for coronavirus.

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Meanwhile, an AP source said a second person who was at Mar-a-Lago with President Trump over the weekend has also tested positive for coronavirus.

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National emergency

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On Friday, Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus, opening the door to providing what he said was about $50 billion in federal aid to fight the disease.

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Trump said he hopes the national emergency powers on coronavirus will not be needed for long.

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He also added that he does not see an impact from coronavirus on China trade, adding he believes China’s President Xi Jinping is dealing in good faith.

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Earlier, the US president tweeted that four big cruise industry companies agreed to suspend cruises from US for 30 days.

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