Rudy Giuliani Tests Covid-19 Positive, Here Are Others in US Politics Who Battled Coronavirus

President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for COVID-19, Trump said on Sunday, after a wave of travel by the former New York mayor seeking to persuade Republican state lawmakers to overturn the election results. The 76-year-old Giuliani is the latest in a long string of people close to the White House, including Trump himself, sickened in a pandemic that has killed more than 280,000 Americans. Photo: Reuters

US President Donald Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr has tested positive for Covid-19 in November. Photo: Reuters

Florida Senator Rick Scott, 67, tested positive for coronavirus in November and experienced mild symptoms. Photo: Reuters

President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows tested positive for coronavirus in November. He had travelled with Trump in the run-up to Election Day and last appeared in public early Wednesday morning without a mask as Trump falsely declared victory in the vote count. He had been one of the close aides around Trump when the president came down with the virus more than a month ago, but was tested daily and maintained his regular work schedule. Photo: Agencies

Barron Trump, the teenage son of US President Donald Trump, contracted coronavirus after his parents tested positive for COVID-19. In a blog posted on the White House website, Melania said that Barron, 14, exhibited no symptoms, a departure from herself and the president, who have both said they experienced mild symptoms. Photo: Associated Press

Hope Hicks, a top adviser to President Donald Trump,tested positive for coronavirus in October. Photo: AP

Both Donald Trump and wife Melania tested positive for coronavirus in October. Trump took to Twitter to announce that he and wife Melania had tested positive for coronavirus and that they were now in quarantine. This comes after one of Trump's closest aides, Hope Hicks, tested positive for coronavirus. Hicks was traveling with Trump on Air Force One just this Tuesday to fly to Cleveland. Photo: Reuters

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of President Donald Trump's oldest son, tested positive for coronavirus in July this year. Photo: AP