Coronavirus live news: Trump awaits Covid test result after close aide Hope Hicks catches virus

Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s most senior advisers, flew with Trump on Air Force One on Wednesday; Bars and restaurants in Paris face closure from Monday. Follow the latest updatesIndia’s death toll nears 100,000Trump awaiting coronavirus test resultsCrisis could force extra 2.5m girls into child marriage – charityTurkey and Poland added to England’s quarantine listBeijing’s streets during and after Covid lockdown – in pictures 2.52am BST Speaking to Fox news host Sean Hanity, US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his senior advisor, Hope Hicks, tested positive for coronavirus. “I just went for a test, we’ll see what happens,” Trump said. Trump to Hannity on positive coronavirus test for his close aide Hope Hicks: “Whether we quarantine, or whether we have it, I don’t know...We’ll see what happens” 2.41am BST US President Donald Trump is being interviewed by Sean Hanity on Fox tonight – we’ll bring you the latest if he is asked about Hicks testing positive. For now: Trump explicitly says on Hannity that he condemns the KKK, condemns all white supremacists, and condemns the Proud Boys even though he doesn't know much about them - but Biden needs to condemn Antifa. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/oct/02/coronavirus-live-news-paris-faces-being-placed-on-maximum-alert-as-india-nears-100000-deaths #coronavirus_outbreak #world_news #uk_news #us_news #australia_news #science #infectious_diseases