Coronavirus: Melania Trump cancels rare campaign appearance due to ‘lingering cough’ after infection
- First lady was originally to attend rally with Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, her first in more than a year
- US president, his wife and their son Barron all tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this month
US President Donald Trump’s wife Melania cancelled a rare joint appearance with him at a campaign rally Tuesday due to a “lingering cough” following her infection with the coronavirus, a spokeswoman said.
“Mrs Trump continues to feel better every day following her recovery from Covid-19, but with a lingering cough, and out of an abundance of caution, she will not be travelling today,” Stephanie Grisham said in a statement.
The first lady’s appearance with Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, was to have been her first at a campaign rally in more than a year.
Trump, the first lady and their teenage son Barron all tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this month.
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The president was hospitalised for three nights and later said he had risked death, but now appears to have recovered. The first lady’s case was described as having been considerably milder.
