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Donald Trump’s positive test result for coronavirus has immediately prompted speculation around his chances of suffering severe illness from the disease.

American presidential election watchers are always primed for what they call the “October surprise”. 

Donald and Melania Trump are the latest to join the list of world leaders who have contracted coronavirus.

Trump starts ‘quarantine process’ after aide Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News

McEnany accuses media of going ‘haywire about interrupting’ during debate while using same tactic  Fox News CNN reporter has tense exchange with McEnany over Proud Boys  CNN Fox News reporter slams White House for deflecting on white supremacy – Business Insider  Business Insider

Glass Fire: Napa Valley crews brace for possible weather-fueled surge  The Mercury News Glass Fire Update: Homes Burn In Angwin, New Evacuations Ordered, Fire On Calistoga Outskirts  CBS San Francisco Glass Fire rages as winds kick up: ‘More evacuations possible’  SFGate Sonoma County

Melania Trump Whines About FLOTUS Role in Secret Recording: ‘Who Gives a F*ck About Christmas Stuff?’  The Daily Beast Secretly recorded tapes show Melania Trump’s frustration at criticism for family separation policy and her bashing of Christmas decorations  CNN Melania Trump Tapes:

South Korea’s president sent President Trump a message of “solace and encouragement.” A Chinese newspaper editor tweeted that Trump had “paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19.” (Image credit: Lee Jin-man/AP)

Biden tests negative for COVID-19, reminds folks to ‘wear a mask’ after being mocked by Trump for mask at debate  USA TODAY How a crease in Biden’s shirt spawned a debate conspiracy theory  CNN Live updates: Trump postponing campaign events after positive

For months, experts have hammered home this message: The riskiest place to be during the COVID-19 pandemic is a poorly-ventilated indoor environment with lots of other people, particularly if those people are unmasked. If even one person in such circumstances