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Trump tested again for coronavirus, result was negative: White House

A letter from Trump's physician, Sean Conley, said Trump had undergone what was a second test for coronavirus. He was tested last month after coming into contact with a Brazilian official who later tested positive.

  (Reuters)
Washington, United States
Fri, April 3, 2020

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Trump tested again for coronavirus, result was negative: White House U.S. President Donald Trump arrives behind Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for the start of the daily coronavirus response briefing press briefing room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2020. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner )

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resident Donald Trump on Thursday was tested again to determine whether he had been infected by the coronavirus, and the test came back negative, the White House said.

A letter from Trump's physician, Sean Conley, said Trump had undergone what was a second test for coronavirus. He was tested last month after coming into contact with a Brazilian official who later tested positive.

Conley said in a letter released by the White House that Trump was tested with a new, rapid point-of-contact test and the result came back in 15 minutes. "He is healthy and without symptoms," Conley said.

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