Melania Trump pulls out of campaign rally due to Covid cough

Melania Trump (Joe Giddens/PA)

Melania Trump has decided against accompanying US President Donald Trump to a campaign rally because of a lingering cough after her bout with Covid-19, her chief of staff said.

The event in Erie, Pennsylvania, was to be Mrs Trump’s first public appearance since recovering from coronavirus, as well as her first time out on the campaign trail in more than a year.