Trump negative for COVID-19 after taking a test Thursday

The president previously tested negative in March

Published: April 2, 2020 6:28pm

Updated: April 2, 2020 6:59pm

President Trump on Thursday morning took another coronavirus test and has again tested negative for the illness.

"I think I took it really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked and fast it worked, and it's a lot easier. I've done 'em both. And the second one is much more pleasant," the president said during the daily White House coronavirus task force briefing.

The entire process was completed quickly.

"This morning, the president was tested again for COVID-19, utilizing a new, rapid point-of-care test capability," the president's physician explains in a memo. "He is healthy and without symptoms. Sample collection took just one minute, and results were reported back in 15 minutes."

President Trump previously tested negative for the virus in mid-March.

 

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