Melania Trump says her 14-year-old son, Barron, had tested positive for the coronavirus but has since tested negative.
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The White House initially said he had tested negative, after both of his parents tested positive earlier this month.
The First Lady said on October 14 that subsequent testing showed Mr. Barron had also come down with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
After she and the President received their positive results October 1, Ms. Trump wrote that “naturally, my mind went immediately to our son”.
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"My fear came true when he was tested again and it came up positive,” she said in a lengthy note released on social media.
She said Mr. Barron is a “strong teenager” who exhibited no symptoms. Sounding a bit like the President, she said she was “glad the three of us went through this at the same time so we could take care of one another and spend time together”.
She said her son has since tested negative.
The First Lady has guarded the privacy of her teenage son. She did not explain why his positive diagnosis was not made public earlier.
