President Donald Trump is said to be experiencing mild symptoms of COVID-19 after revealing early today that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive.

Trump has spent much of the year downplaying the threat of the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans.

He and Mrs. Trump are now quarantining.

America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September, compared to the 1.5 million added in August. It is the third straight month that hiring has slowed.

The nearly 10 million jobs that remain lost exceed the number that the nation shed during the entire 2008-2009 great recession.

Residents in a St. Thomas first year dorm hall will be tested for COVID-19 and enter a two-week quarantine after five students on the floor tested positive. The St Thomas Center For Well being announced Thursday evening in an email to students, faculty and staff.

This is the first residence hall outbreak on campus.

All 34 students living in St. Thomas’ 2nd Floor of Brady Hall have until 5 p.m. today to leave the residence hall and quarantine, according to multiple residents.

Taylor Shupe can be reached at taylor.schupe@stthomas.edu.