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US President Donald Trump received strong criticism from doctors for his brief trip to supporters gathered outside the hospital.
11:37 am, October 5, 2020
With pure horror have doctors and scientists in deciding US President Donald Trump He responded by briefly leaving the hospital despite his coronavirus infection. After the 74-year-old head of state took a ride in an armored car in front of the Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, had been acclaimed by supporters, he became one dangerous behavior accused.
“The irresponsibility it’s unbelievable, “wrote the physician who works at Walter Reed Hospital. James P. Phillips on Twitter and spoke of a “political theater” that put others in mortal danger. “Every person in the vehicle during this completely unnecessary presidential step has to be quarantined for 14 days. They can get sick, they can die. For political theater. Ordered by Trump that they risk their lives for the theater. This is insane.” Phillips wrote.
The White House had defended Sunday’s action against criticism that the protection of the other people in the car had been neglected. Regarding the president’s safety, a White House spokesman said Judd Deere, reasonable precautions had been taken. “The trip has been classified as safe by the medical team.”
“Unnecessarily endangering people for their own benefit. A continuous line from his presidency,” said the historian. Julian Zelizer On twitter. The tour shows more weakness than strength. “A true show of force is showing a true understanding of the severity of the pandemic,” Zelizer wrote.
The doctor and the scientist Eric Topol He said it was “absurd” for doctors to allow this round trip. Despite the optimism of doctors, the coronavirus often experienced a sharp drop in the patient’s condition seven to ten days after the first symptoms. Optimism may be premature. Trump’s infection was announced on Friday (local time). It could still be contagious.
According to US media reports, Trump was sitting with two employees of the Secret Service in the armored vehicle that drove him past the crowd in front of the hospital. The photos showed that the passenger appeared to be wearing a plastic visor over his face, a respirator and a medical protective suit. Trump only wore a cloth mask.
In a video message posted to Twitter immediately before the excursion, Trump said: “We are receiving excellent reports from the doctors.” He praised his followers in front of the clinic as “great patriots” and described his illness as an educational experience. “It was an interesting trip. I learned a lot about Covid.”
After Trump was taken to the hospital by helicopter on Friday night, less than 24 hours after his positive corona test, there was conflicting information about his health. On Sunday doctors finally admitted that the course of the disease was more severe than it initially presented.
However, physician Brian Garibaldi promised an early discharge from the clinic. If Trump continues to do as well as he did Sunday, “we hope we can plan for the White House discharge tomorrow.” Treatment could continue there.
Following Trump’s infection, numerous infections had been known in his personal environment. In addition to his wife Melania Trump, his adviser Hope Hicks, his aide Nicholas Luna and campaign leader Bill Stepien also tested positive for the virus.
A month before the presidential election on November 3, the Republican’s face-to-face appearances have been canceled until further notice. Trump’s challenger, Democrat Joe Biden (77), is still on the road, unlike Trump before he still wore a mask. His team announced Sunday that Biden had tested negative for coronavirus again.
It’s unclear when Trump last tested negative and when exactly he first tested positive. His spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany did not provide clear information on Sunday, according to White House reporters.
The “Wall Street Journal” reported that Trump kept the result of a first positive rapid test on Thursday to himself. He had already known at the time of a television interview in which he only confirmed the infection from his close adviser Hicks. As a result of the rapid test, an additional test was initiated according to the White House specifications. Rapid tests are considered less reliable than laboratory tests.
