Donald Trump says he has tested positive to the coronavirus.

The First Lady, Melania, has tested positive, too.

The US president tweeted the news on Friday afternoon (Australian time).

The news comes after one of Trump’s advisers, Hope Hicks, tested positive earlier in the day.

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

Nine News correspondent, Alexis Daish, gave Tom Elliott the last from the United States shortly after the news broke.

“This is devastating for his (election) campaign,” she said.

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