The President Tests Positive
Chasing Life
CNN
4.5 • 8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2020
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Anderson Cooper. |
| 0:01.0 | In New York, we are following the major breaking news. |
| 0:03.2 | US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, have both tested positive for the |
| 0:07.3 | coronavirus. |
| 0:08.3 | A statement from the White House doctor says they will quarantine at the White House while |
| 0:12.4 | they recover. |
| 0:14.2 | It also says they're doing well and the president will carry out his duties without disruption. |
| 0:18.7 | There was a lot we do not know at this moment. |
| 0:21.4 | I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta after CNN's chief medical correspondent. |
| 0:25.2 | And this is coronavirus. |
| 0:26.6 | Fact versus fiction. |
| 0:30.9 | It is unsettling for sure people who are hearing this for the first time. |
| 0:34.8 | You know, was a sleep, heard this news and right away. |
| 0:37.2 | It sort of just gives you a jolt. |
| 0:39.8 | For sure, you know, we wish obviously the president well. |
| 0:45.2 | It sounds like reading that memorandum that he's doing well. |
| 0:49.3 | It still doesn't say clearly whether or not he's had any symptoms or not. |
| 0:52.6 | It says that he's convalescing along with First Lady who's also been diagnosed at home. |
| 0:58.4 | You know, I think that we've known for some time that there is obviously a very contagious |
| 1:03.2 | virus that is circulating. |
| 1:04.5 | I think a lot of us in the medical world have been concerned looking at the West Wing, looking |
| 1:09.7 | at the White House about their protocols. |
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