Ohio Governor DeWine tests positive, forgoes planned meeting with Trump

[essentialsaltes]

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Thursday that he has tested positive for coronavirus.

The announcement came shortly before DeWine, a Republican, was scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump in Cleveland.

DeWine was tested as part of the "standard protocol" to greet Trump on the tarmac at Burke Lakefront Airport, the governor's office said in a statement. He is returning to Columbus, where he and his wife Fran will both be tested.

DeWine is the second known governor to test positive for coronavirus, after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced in July he had contracted Covid-19.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Awww, now I'm disappointed. I thought Donald was taking his hydroxychloroquine pills?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Another liberal leftist trying to make the president look bad by going and catching the Democrat China Virus.

 

[cow451]

Comrades! What is problem? Presidential Trump is as healthy and strong as a child. Nearly immunity from prosecution by COVID-19. That is greatness!

 

[Halbhh]

I hope DeWine does well, and has no serious lasting ill effects. He's one of the better governors in terms of understanding details and caring about doing things in the best way it appears from his briefings he was giving in April and May which I saw several of for hours altogether, so it would be pleasant if he returns fully able.

 

[Hank77]

I hope DeWine does well, and has no serious lasting ill effects. He's one of the better governors in terms of understanding details and caring about doing things in the best way it appears from his briefings he was giving in April and May which I saw several of for hours altogether, so it would be pleasant if he returns fully able.

He tested negative Thursday night. They did a regular PCR test in the evening.

August 6, 2020 / 10:37 PM / CBS News

Ohio governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday morning that he had tested positive for the coronavirus — but on Thursday night, he said a second test came back negative. The reason for the discrepancy between the test results was not immediately clear.

DeWine's initial test results were reported ahead of a planned meeting with President Trump on the tarmac at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland. Instead of meeting with Mr. Trump, DeWine returned to Columbus and was ultimately tested for coronavirus a second time.

The Ohio governor's office said in a statement that the second test was a PCR test, which the office described as "extremely sensitive, as well as specific, for the virus." When DeWine was tested earlier in the day, an antigen test was used.
Ohio governor says he tested negative for COVID-19 hours after announcing positive result

 

[Tanj]

The antigen test says he had the virus sometime in the last 3 months, the PCR test says he doesn't have it now.