A Top Marine Officer Tests Positive for Virus: Trump Update
President Donald Trump while leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Oct. 5.
Photographer: Chris Kleponis/Polaris Images/Bloomberg
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A high ranking officer in the Marine Corps has tested positive for Covid-19. President Donald Trump re-engaged on the international front, speaking with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He credited a therapeutic drug for his recovery.
Trump left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening after spending three days there receiving treatment for Covid-19. A widening group of aides and officials linked to the president has tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, prompting the White House to add new protocols to contain the outbreak.