President Donald Trump appeared in public Friday evening for the first time since being stricken by COVID-19, boarding his Marine One helicopter for a flight to a military hospital as the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans spread to the highest reaches of the US government.

Bloomberg News first reported that Hicks had tested positive for the virus . Mr Trump on Twitter: "Tonight, @ FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19". After Hicks was diagnosed, Trump tweeted that he and Melania were waiting on test results. And it stands as the most serious known public health scare encountered by any sitting American president in recent history.

It was only late Thursday that Trump confirmed media reports about Hicks while giving an interview to Fox News . Terrible. The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. "She is as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person", Mr Trump said. There was no immediate comment from the Biden campaign on whether the former vice president had been tested since appearing at the debate with Trump or whether he was taking any additional safety protocols.

Hope Hicks , a top adviser to President Donald Trump , has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing symptoms, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The White House tests aides and anyone else who comes into contact with the president daily. She was isolated from other passengers aboard the plane, the person said.

The development almost a month ahead of the US Presidential elections could alter the course of the polls dramatically. Treasurys are rallying after the president's positive COVID-19 test. We've done a great job. And you get close. Days later, Mr Trump spoke in front of hundreds of people on the South Lawn of the White House at a signing ceremony for diplomatic accords between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel.

The White House has issued a new schedule for Trump's activities on Friday that did not include his planned trip to Florida. At one point, Trump mocked his opponent for his frequent wearing of masks, when questioned on his distrust of their efficiency.

Mr. Trump confirmed to Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier in the evening that Ms. At the first lady also, we spend a lot of time with Hope and others. Soon after it was confirmed, many took to Twitter and reacted - in their own manner - to the news. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen, as well as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is traveling overseas and plans to head to Japan and other Asian countries, all tested negative.

Her positive test was first reported by Bloomberg News on Thursday evening. Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence have both tested negative for COVID-19 following President Donald Trump's positive test, a Pence spokesman said Friday.

News of Hicks' positive test quickly propelled her name to the top of the Twitter trends, as a flurry of pundits rushed to politicize the story, such as CNN " national security analyst " Sam Vinograd, who said it only proved the White House refuses to " do what's necessary to protect its own staff ", while wishing Hicks a " speedy recovery ".

In a tweet Friday morning, Biden said he and his wife "send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery". Trump tweeted earlier: " Hope Hicks , who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19 ".

In a tweet Friday morning, Biden said he and his wife "send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery". Trump tweeted earlier: " Hope Hicks , who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19 ".

An Armenian government source said they were in grave condition. Turkey and Azerbaijan have both denied the reports or that Turkey is interfering militarily in the conflict. Pakistan warns that conflict could compromise peace and security of the entire region and urged Armenia to stop its military action. On Wednesday, Azerbaijan released footage of what it said had destroyed two "enemy" tanks, and said an Armenian battalion had fled the area around Tonashin.

The OSCE is the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The OSCE Minsk Group is tasked with finding a peaceful solution to the conflict. The two former Soviet states have clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh , an Armenian-controlled enclave internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan , for three decades.

The president of Azerbaijan said Armenia's withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh was the sole condition to end the fighting. The fighting has already resulted in military casualties on both sides and numerous civilian casualties. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's top press aide called the claim "absolutely untrue". Russian Federation is with Armenia in this war, but the revelations about Pakistan have shocked everyone.

What do worldwide powers say? The OSCE Minsk Group - co-chaired by France, Russia and the U.S. - was formed in 1992 to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, but to no avail. What is happening on Earth? Each side accused the other of mounting new attacks on civilian targets on Friday, including by firing across their shared border which is well to the west of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Azerbaijan, which is fighting ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, has not responded to a call for a ceasefire on Thursday by France, the United States and Russian Federation - co-chairs of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) watchdog's Minsk Group which mediates in the crisis.

The OSCE Minsk Group- co-chaired by France, Russia and the United States- was formed in 1992 to discover a tranquil service to the dispute, however to no get. Any talk of providing military support for the opposing sides would only add fuel to the fire, it said. Armenia-backed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh said 53 of their soldiers had been killed in fighting with Azerbaijani forces on Monday.

On Monday evening, Azerbaijani forces launched "a massive offensive in the southern and northeastern regions of the Karabakh front", said Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Atsrun Hobani Xian. Armenia and Russian Federation are both members of a military alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), along with four other ex-Soviet countries, a relationship that Armenia finds essential to its security vis-à-vis its arch-foe Azerbaijan.

Amid protests from Echaquan, a staff member tells her she made poor choices and asks what her children would think to see her in that state. From the moment Manon Ottawa saw the video of her niece, Joyce Echaquan, circulating on social media this week, she anxious about the impact it would have on the family's younger members.

A Subway franchisee argued it was not liable for Value-Added Tax on some of its takeaway products like heated filled sandwiches, along with teas and coffees. Subway said it was reviewing the latest tax ruling. The objective of the law is to differentiate bread from other baked goods, such as pastry. Subway's bread has a sugar content of 10% of the weight of the flour, and therefore, it can not be considered bread .