⁍ U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19.

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⁍ He and his wife Melania were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House.

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⁍ Other leaders who sent Trump and his wife their best wishes on Friday included Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

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– President Trump announced Friday that he and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for coronavirus, a disease that has killed people in other countries and sickened hundreds in the US this year. The first couple is now under quarantine, though it’s not clear how serious the infection is or how long the quarantine will last. Here’s what other people are saying: “The news shows the severity of the US’ pandemic situation. It will impose a negative impact on the image of Trump and the US, and may also negatively affect his reelection,” tweeted Chinese newspaper the People’s Daily. “I reserve my sympathy, empathy, and despair for those who are sick and for those who have died because they were misled, lied to, or ignored,” tweeted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. “This demonstrates that the virus spares no one, including those who have shown scepticism. I wish him a swift recovery.” “Like millions of Israelis, Sara and I are thinking of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump and wish our friends a full and speedy recovery,” tweeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, per Reuters. “I sincerely hope that they will overcome the quarantine period without problems and regain their health as soon as possible.” “All of us want to send our best wishes to President Trump, the first lady and the Trump family and wish them a speedy recovery,” tweeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We know what it’s like to have a prime minister who tested positive for coronavirus, and setting aside politics we all want to see him and his wife get better soon.”