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The president has “mild symptoms,” which is a precaution, according to the White House. It does not need extra oxygen and is treated with the drug Remdesivir.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is being treated in a hospital for the second day in a row due to his coronavirus infection. He is “very well,” as a letter from his personal physician, Sean Conley, emerged Friday night.
The president was being treated with the drug Remdesivir, among other things, he did not need any oxygen supplies, the doctor wrote a few hours after Trump was airlifted to Walter Reed military hospital in northern Washington. “It’s going well I think! Thanks everyone. Love !!!!” Trump tweeted from the clinic.
The infection causes turbulence in the already chaotic election year. In a month, on November 3, Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will stand for election. Trump now had to cancel campaign appearances, and events with members of the Trump family must be postponed. Biden continues his election campaign against him. The second television debate of Trump and Biden is scheduled for October 16.
It’s unclear how long Trump will have to stay in the hospital. The White House spoke for a few days. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Remdesivir is given for a total of five to a maximum of ten days, as approved in the EU. Close monitoring is necessary.
More and more infections from Trump’s environment
Now more and more infections are known from the Trump environment. In the days leading up to his positive corona test, Trump traveled extensively, staying close to dozens of people. In particular, the spotlight is on an event on the White House lawn a week ago when Trump introduced conservative attorney Amy Coney Barrett as a candidate for the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court. More than 100 people gathered there in a small space, and photos and videos show that few were wearing masks or keeping their distance. According to the CNN television station, the participants hugged or shook hands.
Since then, Corona’s tests have been positive for at least six of those present: In addition to Trump and his wife Melania, there is former high-ranking Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, who, according to her own statements, tested positive Friday for the night and has mild symptoms, and Senators Mike. Lee and Thom Tillis and the president of the Catholic University of Notre Dame, John Jenkins. Renewal of the judge position still needs to be done according to plan.
Furthermore, it has since emerged that Trump’s campaign leader Bill Stepien has also been infected. The electoral campaign team confirmed a corresponding report from the magazine “Politico”. Stepien has mild, flu-like symptoms. He still maintains control of the campaign from the central office. Republican party leader Ronna McDaniel has also been infected. The positive test from Trump’s close adviser Hope Hicks on Thursday resulted in many other tests in the president’s environment.
Experimental method of treatment with antibody cocktails.
In the coming days, Trump will work from the president’s office at the military hospital, the White House said. He has “mild symptoms” but is in a good mood and has worked all day. The fact that Trump was transferred to the clinic was a precautionary measure on the recommendation of the doctors. The president has taken a first dose of remdesivir and is resting, the personal physician said. He also takes zinc, vitamin D, the stomach drug famotidine, the sleep hormone melatonin, and aspirin.
Doctors view Remdesivir, which was originally developed to treat Ebola, not as a panacea for Covid 19 disease, but it is often helpful. According to the manufacturer, it can significantly reduce the risk of death in the event of a severe course of corona disease Covid-19.
Additionally, Trump received a dose of an antibody cocktail, an experimental treatment method. He showed signs of fatigue; there were no further details about his symptoms.
The US media also reported a fever on Friday. “This is serious,” said an anonymous CNN presidential adviser. The president also has difficulty breathing. The broadcaster also quoted a senior administration official as saying that Trump’s condition is fine at this time. But there is concern in the White House that the situation could change quickly. At 74 years old and overweight, he is one of the patients at risk of corona.
“I think I’m doing very well,” Trump said in a short video message he recorded at the White House that was posted on Twitter when he arrived at the clinic. The 50-year-old first lady stayed in the White House. Trump said in her video message that her wife was “very well.” On Friday night, Trump announced on Twitter that he and Melania had tested positive. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery immediately. We will get through it TOGETHER.”
The infection highlights the pandemic
Regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump had campaigned in front of thousands of supporters in recent weeks, where he always appeared without a mask. It was unclear on Friday how regularly the contact tracing took place. There was criticism in the American media. The decision to attend a meeting with donors in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon after the positive test of Trump’s adviser, Hicks, was known at the White House, caused a stir. Trump also met with donors in the state of Minnesota on Wednesday.
Trump’s infection once again highlights the pandemic, which has not ended in the United States. More than 7.3 million infections are known and more than 208,000 people have died after infection. Critics make strong accusations of Trump for his crisis management. He said several times that the virus would just disappear and openly questioned his experts’ assessments. He mocked Biden for his caution in the pandemic.
Biden refrained from attacking the incumbent during an election campaign, but alluded to his lax handling of the corona virus. Trump’s infection is a reminder that we must take the virus seriously, Biden said in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “It will not disappear automatically.” Biden called for people to listen to scientists on the pandemic, wear masks, keep their distance, and wash their hands regularly. Biden’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor, had previously announced that the 77-year-old man and his wife Jill Biden had tested negative.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the risk of serious illness between the ages of 50 and 60 increases with coronavirus infections. Pre-existing conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity are other risk factors. Once a year a medical check-up is published on Trump’s general condition. Personal physician Conley wrote in the latest report in early June that the president was healthy.
(WHAT / dpa)
