First Lady Melania Trump is reportedly ‘doing well’ following her COVID-19 diagnosis early Friday. ‘Mrs. Trump is doing well. Her symptoms have not worsened and she continues to rest,’ Melania’s chief of staff Stephanie Grisham shared with DailyMail.com.She is in touch with her husband Donald Trump as he’s undergoing treatment at the Walter Reed hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.’She is thinking of all who are ill and wishes them a speedy recovery,’ Grisham added. Early Friday just before 1am, Trump, 74, announced that he and Melania, 50, tested positive for COVID-19 after top aide Hope Hicks tested positive for the contagious virus, just weeks before the presidential election.The rest of the First Family, including Melania and Trump’s son Barron who lives at the White House, have tested negative for coronavirus. Trump tweeted Friday: ‘Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!’ By Friday evening the president was flown to Walter Reed hospital for a several days long stay to undergo treatment ‘out of an abundance of caution’ after reporting symptoms of fever, cough and congestion. He also reportedly was having ‘trouble breathing’.A Trump advisor told CNN Friday that there was ‘reason for concern’ as the president’s symptoms were regarded as ‘serious’ but White House officials said there was no reason for the public to be worried. Share this article Share On Friday night Donald Trump tweeted an upbeat message from the hospital saying: ‘Going welI, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!’The President’s physician said that he is ‘doing well’ and is undergoing a range of treatments including a polyclonal antibody cocktail made by Regeneron that is not available to the public, remdesivir – an ebola drug that has already been shown to work against the virus.He is also taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine (the generic name for Pepcid AC), melatonin and daily aspirin.. ‘As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.”Thank you for the love you are sending our way. I have mild symptoms but overall feeling good. I am looking forward to a speedy recovery,’ she added.White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah confirmed that Trump had not transferred power to Vice President Mike Pence, despite his hospitalization. ‘The president is in charge,’ she said.The president’s diagnosis comes after months of refusing to wear a mask in public except on rare occasions and his repeated questioning of the effectiveness of face coverings. At Tuesday’s turbulent debate he mocked Joe Biden for always wear a mask saying: ‘I don’t wear masks like him. Every time you see him, he’s got a mask.’Biden tested negative twice for the virus on Friday after joining
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