Trump also had a negative coronavirus result from a different test shortly after the positive, according to the Guardian’s account of the book. Trump’s camp interpreted the initial result as a false positive.
Trump’s first positive test came on September 26. The debate took place September 29 at the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion. On October 2, Trump announced publicly that he and First Lady Melania Trump had contracted the virus. Within days, officials attributed 11 coronavirus cases directly to the debate.
A statement the Cleveland Clinic released after the debate said none of the people who tested positive had accessed the debate hall. All were members of the media, or had worked on debate logistics or set-up in the days before the event.
“Trump also had a negative coronavirus result from a different test shortly after the positive, according to the Guardian’s account of the book. Trump’s camp interpreted the initial result as a false positive.”
Yep. I can see why they thought that way as PCR tests can yield false positives.
However in this case it appears they were wrong and the original test was correct as Trump certainly did have covid-19 by Oct 2.
So to me ... the headline here is that a 74 year old President Donald Trump conducted a presidential debate while ill with covid-19. If this is true it is quite a testament to President Trump’s strength.