Donald Trump Jr tests positive for COVID-19

Donald Trump has jumped on Twitter to reveal how his eldest son is doing after he confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19.

Donald Trump Jr has confirmed he’s “got the rona” after testing positive for coronavirus.

The President’s son is in isolation in his cabin in upstate New York where he posted a video to his Instagram followers on Friday.

The 42-year-old asked for Netflix and e-book recommendations and said “there are only so many guns I can clean before I get bored”.

He claimed he felt fine and that he has been “totally asymptomatic”, saying ”you wouldn’t know it based on anything that I have felt or seen”.

“Maybe it’s a false positive, maybe not,” he said, adding that he would seek more tests.

“I don’t have the red eyes like they claimed I had for apparently using cocaine prior to my RNC speech,” he added.

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My son Donald is doing very well. Thank you!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2020

However, he said he would “take it seriously” and “follow the regular protocols”.

The US president also jumped on social media on Saturday, tweeting, “My son Donald is doing very well. Thank you!”

The President’s oldest son tested positive for COVID-19 at the start of the week and has been “quarantining out at his cabin since the result”, a spokesman told CBS News.

“He’s been completely asymptomatic so far and is following all medically recommended COVID-19 guidelines,” the spokesman said.

Donald Trump Jr tests positive for COVID-19. Picture: Instagram

The 42-year-old had until now managed to escape infection, even after his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle caught the virus in July and his father in October.

It comes just after Andrew Giuliani, the son of Mr Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, announced he had tested positive.

Other members of Mr Trump’s inner circle to have contracted the virus in recent weeks include White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr Ben Carson, and top aides David Bossie and Corey Lewandowski.

The US is currently experiencing a fresh rise in COVID-19 cases as the country heads into the holiday season.

President-elect Joe Biden says he would not implement a national shutdown “because every region, every area, every community can be different.”

“There's no circumstance which I can see that would require a total national shutdown.” https://t.co/WfOEantaMd pic.twitter.com/4qHXZCYiG5

— CNN (@CNN) November 19, 2020

The country has recorded more than 1.1 million new cases in the last week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden has warned of a “dark winter” and urged Americans to re-think their Thanksgiving plans.

Earlier this week Mr Biden claimed “more people may die” if Mr Trump continued to delay the transition process. The President has so far refused to concede, claiming the election was “rigged”.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported on Friday that drug giant Pfizer was applying to US health regulators for an emergency use authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine.

At a press conference on Thursday, Mr Biden insisted he would not seek to order a nationwide lockdown.

That came days after his coronavirus adviser, Dr Michael Osterholm, warned of “COVID hell” and advocated a total lockdown “for four to six weeks”.

“Everybody asks that question every single time,” an annoyed Mr Biden said.

“The answer was I would follow the science. I am not going to shutdown the economy, period. I say it again. No national shutdown. No national shutdown.”

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