Trump Is Tested for Coronavirus, and Experts Ask: What Took So Long?

[kentuck]

Roni Caryn Rabin - The New York Times - Saturday, March 14, 2020

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After hosting a gathering with guests later found to be infected with the coronavirus, President Trump refrained from getting tested, let alone from self-quarantine, even as administration officials urged Americans to adopt stern new precautions.

Mr. Trump finally underwent testing for the virus on Saturday morning and was reported to be negative on Saturday evening. Still, the episode has startled and disconcerted medical experts, who worry that it sets a poor example for Americans and suggests that the president still does not fully understand the risks the country faces.

Indeed, Mr. Trump should be tested regularly even without symptoms, given his frequent appearances at campaign rallies and his interactions with top leaders who are instrumental in running the country, said Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at N.Y.U. Langone in New York. The test results should be made public, he said.

“It is the height of irresponsible leadership to continue to risk catching or spreading Covid-19 or other infectious diseases,” said Dr. Caplan, referring to the illness caused by the coronavirus.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/health/coronavirus-trump-test.html

[Laffy Kat]

1. They would tell us it was negative regardless.

No one trusts this administration anymore.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. I just read that it is negative...I don't believe it. nt

[kentuck]

3. No one should believe it.

It would be naive and foolish to believe him.