US President Donald Trump who tested positive for the novel virus on Friday has been shifted to a military hospital for treatment.

In a tweet on Friday, the president announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus. They both were tested after Trump's aide Hope Hicks contracted the virus.

Following the results, the president received an 8g dose of Regeneron's polyclonal antibody cocktail at the White House. Later, he was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

In a statement, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president will work in a special hospital suite for the next few days as a precautionary measure. The statement also said that Trump was being treated with Remdesivir.

"He is not requiring any supplemental oxygen, but in consultation with specialists, we have elected to initiate Remdesivir therapy. He has completed his first dose and is resting comfortably," Trump's physician Sean Conley said.

The Republican president's schedule which included visits to Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina in just the past week is on indefinite hold.

Bill Stepien, Trump’s campaign manager also tested COVID-19 positive. Former White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway and Republican senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis have also tested positive for the virus. Vice President Mike Pence, who would take over presidential duties if Trump became severely ill has tested negative.

There still remain questions about how many other workers and employees may have been exposed to the virus by the president including secret service members, White House reporters.