White House: President Trump Tests Negative For Coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C. (KDKA) - According to White House physician Sean Conley, President Trump has tested negative for COVID-19.
The White House made the announcement via a letter, which CBS News' David Begnaud received.
NOW: White House says President Trump's test results for #COVIDー19 was negative. If only every American could get their results back within less than 24 hours. The people of Puerto Rico waited five days to get word of 3 positive cases despite some challenges with the samples. pic.twitter.com/zMd9gaoqHQ
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) March 14, 2020
"Last night after an in-depth discussion with the President regarding COVID-19 testing, he elected to proceed," the letter read. "This evening I received confirmation that the test is negative."
The latest updates can be found on CBS News.
This comes a week after President Trump had dinner with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has tested positive for coronavirus.
It was announced today that there are two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pittsburgh and the total number of cases in Pennsylvania is up to 47.
UPMC also announced today that they have developed a test for COVID-19.
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