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Niinistö wishes early recovery of Trump couple

Published : 02 Oct 2020, 19:43

Updated : 03 Oct 2020, 00:18

DF Report

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö (right) and U.S. President Donald Trump (left) on the balcony of the Mäntyniemi Residence in Helsinki, on Monday, July 16, 2018. File Photo Finnish government/Martti Kainulainen / Lehtikuva.

President Sauli Niinistö on Friday wished a quick recovery of US President Donald Trump and First Landy Melania Trump from COVID-19.

He also said COVID-19 continues to threaten all and emphasised the need to fight it together.

“I wish @real DonaldTrump and @FLOTUS Melania Trump a speedy recovery. COVID-19 continues to threaten all of us. We need to fight it together,” Niinistö wrote in a Twitter post on Friday afternoon.

Earlier, on Friday morning, US President Donald Trump said he and his wife Melania have tested positive for COVID-19, after a close aide contracted the virus.

“We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he tweeted. “We will get through this TOGETHER!"

The announcement came hours after the president had confirmed that White House Counsellor Hope Hicks, a close aide, had contracted the virus.

In a memo, White House Physician Sean Conley said he received confirmation on Thursday evening that the [presidential] couple had tested positive for the virus.

Melania tweeted she and her husband are quarantining at home, as too many Americans have done this year.”