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Dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.13 per cent down at 93.39.

With sheer recklessness and disdain for science, Trump has allowed the virus to wreak havoc on the US

Trump, 74, and First Lady Melania Trump, 50, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, a development that upended the Republican leader's election campaign just weeks before the presidential polls on November 3.

However, White House physician Sean Conley has said the president is "not yet out of the woods".

Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump was receiving the anti-viral drug remdesivir following consultation with specialists.

The Democratic presidential candidate emphasised on the importance of wearing masks, saying they are the most important, powerful public health tool.

During Tuesday's acrimonious showdown with Biden, debate moderator Chris Wallace called on Trump to explicitly condemn white supremacists.

Earlier in the day, President Trump had announced that he and his wife Melania Trump have been tested positive for coronavirus.

The president had argued that the US needs to save and protect jobs for its domestic work force at a time when millions of them lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The announcement came after White House adviser Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest aide, was confirmed to have tested positive for the virus on Thursday.

Trump did not say how long he was planning to be in isolation -- he is regularly tested for the potentially deadly virus but the tests can yield false negative results.