`It’s shocking,` said Maranda Joseph, 43, of Warren, Ohio, who placed 12 Trump flags in her yard along with skeletons and other Halloween decorations.

Trump announced on October 2 that he and his wife Melania tested positive for nCoV after a busy campaign week, in which he traveled to 7 states to give speeches and debate directly with Democratic candidate Joe Biden for the first time.

Republicans have regularly downplayed the severity of Covid-19, even though the pandemic has killed more than 200,000 people in the US, and continued campaign rallies, where Trump supporters often gathered in large numbers and

Officials in Minnesota and New Jersey, two of the US President’s destinations last week, have asked anyone who attended Trump’s events to get tested.

Maranda Joseph in front of her yard decorated with Halloween decorations and Trump flags in Warren, Ohio, on October 2.

Joseph, a housewife, thinks more people should wear masks at Trump’s rallies in the near future.

`People with weak immune systems should stay home,` she said.

Some residents in Warren expressed doubts about the news that Trump was infected with nCoV, recalling that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine tested positive but then tested negative on the same day.

`There are many false positive cases. Has Trump been tested a second time?`, said Sharon Tice, 70 years old, who sells T-shirts and souvenirs with Trump’s image.

Some Republicans believe that being infected with nCoV actually benefits the President.

`Trump will prove to the American people that you can survive Covid-19,` said Cathy Lukasko, chairwoman of the Republican Party in Trumbull County, Ohio.

More than 7.5 million cases of nCoV infection have been recorded in the US since the pandemic broke out 7 months ago.

`This is probably a good little vacation for him,` she said.

Cathy Lukasko (right), chairwoman of the Republican Party in Trumbull County, Ohio, spoke to Trump supporters at her office in Warren, on September 2.

Supporter reactions show that American voters have largely confirmed their views on Trump.

In Bangor, Pennsylvania, Jack Cooper, a 70-year-old retired electrician, said that the President is paying the price for overlooking the dangers of Covid-19.

`He’s having to taste his own bitter medicine,` said Cooper, who lives in a key swing district.