トランプ米大統領は10月2日、大統領スタッフのホープ・ヒックス氏が新型コロナウイルス陽性の診断を受けたため、自身とメラニア夫人がPCR検査の結果が出るまで「隔離プロセスに入る」とTwitterで表明した。
Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
抗原検査では陽性との噂
精度の低い簡易テストでは陽性との結果が出たとの噂。
状況的にトランプ夫妻は簡易検査（15分で結果がわかる抗原検査）ですでに陽性で、いまPCR検査の結果待ちという噂です。
— Kazuki Fujisawa (@kazu_fujisawa) October 2, 2020
Trump already knows if he has it.
They have a 15 minute test.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) October 2, 2020
CNN reports that Trump is awaiting a Covid test result because of Hope Hicks testing positive. That suggests to me that they’re not relying on the quick test, with a 15 minute turn over but a 50% error rate. They’re doing the real test, because they’re that worried.
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈 (@aravosis) October 2, 2020
ヒックス氏は検査を受けるとき既に症状が出ていたとのこと。
Breaking—Hope Hicks was indeed SYMPTOMATIC on Wednesday night when she got tested. Which means she was most definitely contagious even before Wednesday (one can transmit while pre-symptomatic).
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 2, 2020