Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump ‘a quick recovery and good health’ after they announced testing positive for coronavirus.

Earlier in the day, Trump had announced that he and the First Lady would begin their quarantine after his close aide Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19.

“Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible! The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!” Trump said in a tweet.

The president has often downplayed the risks of the novel coronavirus. Apart from touting unproven remedies for the disease, the President is hardly seen wearing a mask in public.