US President Donald Trump announced Monday evening that the results of the examination demonstrated that his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, was not infected with the Corona virus.
Trump answered a question to reporters at the White House about whether she had tested Melania for detection of the virus, saying: "Yes, she is okay. The result is negative."
Trump and his deputy, Mike Pence, had tested the virus and the result was also negative.
This follows the announcement by the White House Correspondents Association on Monday that one of its members is suspected of contracting the Corona virus, which raises questions about daily press statements bringing together dozens of journalists and President Donald Trump administration officials in one room.
The association did not reveal the name of the reporter, but said it was in contact with the White House doctor and the news organization to which the reporter belonged.
"We have been informed that one of our colleagues is suspected of being infected with the Corona virus, and this person visited the White House on March 9, 11, 16 and 18," the association said in the statement.
"We call on all journalists who were in the White House at that time to review instructions for protecting health, consulting with their doctors, and taking appropriate measures," the statement added.
A number of US President Donald Trump's surroundings have been quarantined after coming into contact with Covid-19 .
After refusing, over the course of a few days, to conduct a new corona examination, Trump announced, last Saturday, that he had undergone a negative examination.
Trump had declared a medical emergency in the affected states of Corona, in what he said was "a little dissatisfied" with China's stance towards the spread of the new Corona virus, accusing Beijing again of not sharing important information about the epidemic.
Trump stressed that the Chinese authorities "should have taught us," repeating the phrase "Chinese virus", which deeply troubles the Chinese system.
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