One of Trump's personal valets tests Covid-19 positive

One of US President Donald Trump's personal valets who is a member of the US Navy has tested positive for coronavirus.

In a statement, the White House confirmed that one of the President's valets had tested positive, reports the CNN.

The valet's being infected with Covid-19 has raised concerns about the President's possible exposure to the virus. The valets are members of an elite military unit dedicated to the White House and often work very close to the President and first family.

Trump was upset when he was informed Wednesday that the valet had tested positive and he was subsequently tested again by the White House physician.

"We were recently notified by the White House Medical Unit that a member of the United States Military, who works on the White House campus, has tested positive for Coronavirus," deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley said in a statement.

"The President and the Vice President have since tested negative for the virus and they remain in great health."

A White House source said the valet, a man who has not been identified, exhibited "symptoms" Wednesday morning, and said the news that someone close to Trump had tested positive for coronavirus was "hitting the fan" in the West Wing.

Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and the senior staffers who regularly interact with them are still being tested weekly for coronavirus.

 The White House is continuing to use the rapid Abbott Labs test, which provide results in about 15 minutes.

Several officials who have received the test said it's often administered in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next door to the West Wing on the White House grounds.

A medical official swabs the staffer's nostrils and informs them that they'll be notified within the next several minutes if it's positive.