Barron Trump tests negative for COVID as Melania's office says precautions are being taken to 'ensure he's kept safe and healthy' - as other Trumps are tested
Barron Trump, 14, has tested negative for the coronavirus after his parents tested positive for the disease and his siblings are being tested.
'Barron has tested negative and all precautions are being taken to ensure he's kept safe and healthy,' Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump, told DailyMail.com in a statement on Friday.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID late Thursday after the president's longtime close aide Hope Hicks received a positive test result.
It's unclear what precautions are being taken for the president's youngest son.
Melania's parents, Viktor And Amalija Knavs, live in suburban Maryland, near Barron's school and often help care for him.
Barron Trump, 14, has tested negative for the coronavirus after his parents tested positive; the president's youngest son is seen with Donald and Melania Trump at the president's speech to the Republican National Convention in August
Melania Trump's office said precautions are being taken to keep Barron Trump safe and healthy - above he's seen with his parents returning from a trip to New Jersey in mid-August
Melania's parents, Viktor And Amalija Knavs, live in suburban Maryland, near Barron's school and often help care for him - above they are seen behind Donald, Melania and Barron Trump in November of last year
Shortly before 1am EST Friday, Trump confirmed he and the first lady had the virus, writing: 'Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!'
Barron Trump is rarely seen in public as his mother, Melania Trump, is fiercely protective of his privacy.
The 14-year-old, unlike his older siblings, did not travel to the presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday.
Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric and Lara Trump and Tiffany Trump were all present, traveling on Air Force One and sitting together in the debate hall, where they took off their face masks for the event, in violation of the rules of the venue.
Jared Kushner traveled to Minnesota with Hope Hicks on Wednesday to Minnesota; he tested negative for COVID on Friday
Ivanka Trump posted a pic from Air Force One on Tuesday when she traveled to Cleveland for the first presidential debate with her father
Barron Trump, seen with President Trump in mid-August boarding Air Force One, is rarely seen in public as Melania fiercely guards his privacy
Also on board for that trip was Hope Hicks, the close adviser to President Trump who tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday.
Additionally, Jared Kushner was with Hicks on the president's trip to Minnesota on Wednesday. Hicks reportedly felt unwell on that flight back and quarantined herself on Air Force One.
Both Ivanka Trump and Kushner tested negative for COVID on Friday.
'Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were tested again today for COVID-19 and both are negative,' reported White House spokesperson Carolina Hurley on twitter.