SIX members of Trump’s campaign team setting up for his Tulsa rally test positive for COVID-19

Six members of Donald Trump’s campaign team setting up for his Tulsa rally have tested positive for COVID-19, as the president plows ahead with event despite concerns it will spark a fresh outbreak. 

Trump’s campaign confirmed Saturday that the campaign advance team members had tested positive for the deadly virus ahead of the controversial rally in Oklahoma.

The individuals were immediately quarantined and any team members who came into contact with them will also be absent from the event, officials said. 

‘Six members of the advance team tested positive out of hundreds of tests performed, and quarantine procedures were immediately implemented,’ said Tim Murtaugh, Campaign Communications Director. 

‘No COVID-positive staffers or anyone in immediate contact will be at today’s rally or near attendees and elected officials.’ 

Murtaugh said all campaign staff members are tested for COVID-19 as part of safety protocols.

Trump is scheduled to rally with thousands of supporters in Tulsa in an effort to reinvigorate his re-election campaign.  

This marks his first campaign rally since the coronavirus lockdowns and comes a week after the RNC resumed in-person campaign activities in some states, knocking on more than 260,000 doors.  

Concerns have been building over the safety of Trump’s Tulsa rally, ever since the president insisted it would go ahead as planned despite coronavirus cases still rising across America and a renewed spike in infections being recorded in Tulsa itself. 

A legal challenge was brought by locals trying to stop it going ahead, amid fears it could worsen the spread of the virus in the city. 

But the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Republicans and dismissed the challenge in a court ruling Friday.

Tulsa mayor G.T. Bynum also rescinded his curfew order so supporters could camp out Friday night ahead of the big event.  

Campaign officials have insisted safety precautions have been put in place to limit the risk of an outbreak.

All attendees will be given temperature checks before they pass through security, hand sanitizer will be available and masks will be handed out to wear.

However, under Friday’s court ruling, masks and social distancing are not required of attendees – only if they wish – as Oklahoma’s June 1 reopening plan allowed business owners to use discretion on those matters.    

Oklahoma is one of the states that have seen a surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases.