I don't wish ill for the President or the First Lady (or the Chair of the RNC, apparently). I hope they all (and everyone else who comes down with this virus) have a speedy recovery.
But I think there's a lesson here: it's real. If the one man who arguably has the tightest medical security in the world--frequent testing of him and his staff, and Secret Service protection that maintains "social distancing" in public--can pick the virus up, it seems to me that we should all be more sensitive to the potential threats around us.
Yes, the vast majority of people who get the coronavirus will recover, and many who test positive will have few (or no symptoms). But some will become very ill, and some will die.
This whole thing has disrupted our lives. We can all agree on that. The question is how we're going to react to the disruptions, and what we'll do to mitigate.
I spent the last several days in the city. I wore a mask just about the whole time I was there (except when eating, or where social distances could be maintained outside). The hotel asked for masks to be worn in all public places. Most people in the city were wearing masks as they walked outside, and so I did, as well. Uber requires drivers and riders to be masked. Airports and airlines ask for travellers to be masked.
Are the masks a minor irritation? Yes. But it's an irritation I can live with in order to be able to get out and around while minimizing danger to others (and them to me).