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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have contracted the coronavirus. The first couple are quarantining. His daughter, Ivanka, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, both of whom are senior White House advisors, were screened for the coronavirus and tested negative. The president's youngest child, Barron, also tested negative. Senior aide to the president Hope Hicks tested positive. Hicks traveled with him on Air Force One this week. A slew of White House officials have been tested for the highly contagious disease after news emerged late Thursday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive Wednesday for Covid-19 and will shift to a virtual work schedule, the State Department says. "The good news is that he is fully vaccinated, he is boosted, he is experiencing only mild symptoms," the spokesperson for the State Department, Ned Price, tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Novak Djokovic's family ends a press conference when reporters ask about the world number one returning a positive Covid test on December 16. The claim has stirred controversy after it emerged Djokovic attended a gathering that same day for the Serbian national postal service, as well as a young players' event in Belgrade on December 17. SOUNDBITE
Jerusalem, Aug 31 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Abir Sultan) Israel begins a nationwide campaign of rapid tests for Covid-19 among children from 3 to 12 years old to safely reopen schools this Wednesday.FOOTAGE OF RAPID TESTING OF COVID-19 IN A SCHOOL IN JERUSALEM.