Megathread: President Donald Trump announces he has tested positive for COVID-19

President Trump took to Twitter shortly before 1am to announce that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for coronavirus and would be entering quarantine immediately.<br><br>---<br><br>##Submissions<br><br>***Frontpage Update***: We have received reports of *r/politics* mods abusing their position in this thread by deleting pro-Trump comments and banning accounts in addition to the standard 24 hour prohibition on election rule violations. We will be holding a discussion about the integrity of our moderation team and I am personally looking into this issue. When a story breaks, especially one as big as this, we get in excess of 10,000 comments in minutes. This is very difficult for mods to sift through. However, we continue to be proud of the high quality discourse and respect our users continue to show in the face of such a polarizing event.<br><br>***Frontpage Update***: We're seeing a huge influx of new users and troll accounts. Please remember the rules of this sub and continue to report rule violations when you see them. Please keep the discussion civil, and remember that your political bias is invalid until you can prove it with facts.<br><br>***Frontpage Update***: We've had to begin approving certain domains to reduce spam. This is a temporary measure until things die down. If you see a post stuck in "approval," it's probably because of this measure.<br><br>***Frontpage Update***: The current influx of comments is clogging our spam filter. If your comment isn't showing up, please try resubmitting.<br><br>***Frontpage Update***: We've reached a point where comments are coming in faster than we can read them. We're trying our best to ensure that this discussion remains civil, but we may miss things. Please continue reporting rule violations on sight. This is a trying time for our country and we ask that everyone remain patient and composed.<br><br>***Update***: We understand that this is a big story and we're doing our best to keep up with the amount of comments this thread is generating. We've suspended the typical 24 hour ban on US politicians for this thread. The updated rules for this thread are as follows:<br><br>- No Survivorship bias<br>- No Wishful thinking/death pooling<br>- Please continue reporting rule violations on sight.