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Donald Trump left the hospital. He wants to resume his election campaign, which was suspended due to crown disease. But chief virologist Fauci also warns that Trump will have to stay under observation for a few more days. It should also be contagious.
“Don’t be afraid of Covid,” the US president wrote on Twitter shortly after his return to the White House. You should not let the coronavirus dominate your life. “Under the Trump administration, we have some really great drugs and knowledge. Developed. I feel better than 20 years ago!” So the president of the United States is back in his official seat. Case closed? Trump staged his arrival as a show of force: He climbed the stairs to the balcony on the south side of his residence and removed his mask. and greeted the pilot of his departing helicopter.
The president of the United States had been discharged from Walter Reed Hospital in a Washington suburb a few minutes earlier. Trump was treated there with an experimental antibody drug and steroids, among other things. His personal physician, Sean Conley, restrained the fact that Trump “had not yet cleared the mountain.” At the same time, however, he stressed that the White House president would get the best 24-hour medical care. “I feel really good!” The president wrote on Twitter. He was taken to the hospital by helicopter on Friday night.
Probably still contagious
Trump is likely to be contagious, and according to the requirements of health authorities, he would have to wear the mask to protect the people around him. On Monday night television footage (local time) it was not possible to see that he had put the mask back on when he entered the White House. Normally, the risk of infection does not end until about 10 days after the first symptoms appear, prominent American immunologist Anthony Fauci said on CNN on the occasion of the equally controversial exit from the car of Trump and Secret Service employees on Monday to greet his fans.
In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Fauci said Trump was only in the early stages of Covid. “It’s no secret that if you look at people’s medical history, sometimes they relapse after five to eight days.” This is unlikely in the case of Trump. But doctors should keep an eye on the president of the United States. Fauci himself is directly but not involved in Trump’s treatment, he emphasized and praised his colleagues: “You are highly qualified, that’s why I am very convinced that the president of the United States will receive the best treatment.”
Trump’s personal physician, Conley, said at a press conference outside the hospital in the afternoon that he couldn’t give the go-ahead for the course of the disease until next week. “If we make it through the weekend to Monday and her condition remains the same or improves, then we can all finally breathe a sigh of relief,” Conley said. But there is nothing that speaks against a dismissal.
The US presidential elections will be in four weeks. Trump announced Monday night on Twitter that he would soon resume his election campaign, which had been suspended due to illness.
The election year is overshadowed by the crown pandemic. Trump, who wants to secure his second term in office on November 3, is accused of serious failures in handling the pandemic due to the numerous deaths in the United States. In recent weeks he has campaigned with thousands of followers. Trump’s illness once again highlighted the pandemic in the final stretch of the elections.
Since the beginning of the global crisis, more than 7.4 million corona infections have been detected in the US and more than 210,000 people have died after being infected. The pandemic is not yet under control. Even the White House is grappling with an outbreak, the scope of which is only gradually clearing up. Several people around Trump have been infected, including the first lady, Trump’s campaign manager and one of his closest advisers. Her spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany announced her infection on Monday.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the risk of serious illness between the ages of 50 and 60 increases with coronavirus infections. Trump is 74 years old. Pre-existing conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity are other risk factors.
The head of the European People’s Party, Donald Tusk, responded to Trump’s tweet with a warning against cynical politicians. “Don’t be afraid of Covid-19. Fear the cynical and powerful people who spread lies about it. Don’t let them rule your life,” former EU Council President and former Polish Prime Minister Tusk wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. .
(WHAT / dpa)
