2020 Race: White House doctor confirms Donald Trump tests negative as he heads to Florida

Donald Trump campaigns in Florida amid fears of a superspreader event after testing negative | WATCH LIVE

Trump supporters wait for the start of his campaign rally in Florida. Picture: AFP.

President Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days, White House physician Sean Conley said in a memo released Tuesday morning (AEDT) as Mr. Trump travelled to Florida for his first formal campaign rally since being treated for the virus.

Dr. Conley said tests and other measurements “have informed our medical team’s assessment that the president is not infectious to others.” The memo didn’t specify when Mr. Trump was tested.

“Repeatedly negative antigen tests, taken in context with additional clinical and laboratory data, including viral load, subgenomic RNA, and PCR cycle threshold measurements, as well as ongoing assessment of viral culture date, all indicate a lack of detectable viral replication,” Dr Conley wrote.

An update from President @realDonaldTrump’s physician: pic.twitter.com/XTxs2BjImt

— Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) October 12, 2020

Mr Trump announced on Sunday that he had tested “totally negative.” Without providing any medical evidence, he also claimed “I’m immune,” adding: “I have a protective glow.”

Mr Trump left for Florida on Tuesday morning (AEDT), amid concerns the rally would become a superspreader event.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2020

Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are both campaigning in Ohio.