The White House coronavirus task force warned that the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio were significantly increasing. So far, there have been more than 96,000 positive cases and nearly 3,600 coronavirus deaths in the state.
The Republican governor"plans to follow protocol for COVID-19 and quarantine at his home in Cedarville for the next 14 days,” it said, adding that Lt. Gov. Jon Husted also took the COVID-19 test as part of the protocol to greet the president and tested negative.for his response to the pandemic. Asked how he thought he'd contracted the virus, he said he didn't know."We’re very, very careful with who we see," and wear masks, he said.
Trump responded to the news after arriving in Ohio later Thursday, saying that,"we wanted to wish him the best. He will be fine."Trump delivered remarks on economic prosperity from Cleveland in the afternoon, toured the Whirlpool Corp. manufacturing plant in the town of Clyde and participated in a fundraising committee reception in the village of Bratenahl.
A few weeks ago, the White House coronavirus task force warned that the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio were. So far, there have been more than 96,000 positive cases and nearly 3,600 coronavirus deaths in the state. Last month, DeWine issued a travel warning for people entering Ohio from certain states and a statewide mask order that requires people to wear face coverings in public, exempting children under age 10, along with some other exceptions.
DeWine is the second governor to test positive for coronavirus, after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, also a Republican, tested positive for the virus in mid-July.
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