US Vice President Mike Pence (L) speaks as US President Donald J. Trump (R) and other members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force listen during declaration a national emergency due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, DC, United States on March 13, 2020.
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has taken a test for the coronavirus and that results are pending.
“I had my temperature taken coming into the room … I also took the test last night. And I decided I should based on the press conference last night,” Trump said.
Trump said the test was sent to a lab and he doesn’t know when he will get the results.
The press secretary of Brazil’s president, both of whom were recently in Mar-a-Lago with Trump, tested positive for the virus. Trump also shook hands with multiple people at Friday’s press conference, which many health experts have warned against doing due to the pandemic.
Several members of Congress, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, have gone into self isolation after exposure to people with confirmed cases of the virus.
Deputy press secretary Judd Deere said in a statement that temperature checks are now being performed on individuals in close contact with the Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. This includes members of the media who are attending the news conference.
Trump made the comments during a press conference at the White House Saturday. Trump declared a national emergency on Friday in response to the pandemic.
There were at least 2,174 cases and 47 deaths in the United States from the coronavirus as of Saturday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University.
