At least 12 people have tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the function. Trump announced that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for coronavirus, just days after the Rose Garden event. The 74-year-old president was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and received various treatments before returning to the White House. He also posed for a mask-less photo-op on the White House balcony, sending a message to his supporters that he was not afraid of the disease. During the interview with the CBS, Fauci said it does not make sense to him why Trump “equates wearing a mask with weakness.” Masks, Fauci maintained, “really do work.”

Source: Hindustan Times October 19, 2020 10:37 UTC