Gold erased declines on Friday after US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the COVID-19. Trump tweeted that he and the first lady would “begin our quarantine process,” after one of his closest aides had fallen ill with the virus. At around 06:15 AM GMT, prices of the yellow metal was at 1,913 an ounce after falling 0.8% earlier. According to Bloomberg News, Trump’s physician in a memo said that the president and first lady plan to remain at the White House “during their convalescence” and that the medical unit would “maintain a vigilant watch.”
