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After just three nights in the hospital, US President Donald Trump, who is infected with the corona virus, says he can return to the White House on Monday (local time). “I feel really good!” He wrote in a tweet on Monday and announced that he would be leaving Walter Reed Hospital at 6.30pm (local time / Tuesday 12:30 am).
The president also wrote in the tweet: “Don’t be afraid of Covid.” You must not allow the corona virus to dominate your own life. “We developed some really great drugs and knowledge under the Trump administration. I feel better than 20 years ago!” Trump’s personal physician, Sean Conley, was due to hold a press conference later Monday.
Trump’s doctors confirmed his scheduled discharge from the hospital later Monday. The 74-year-old man’s further Covid treatment could be done at the White House just as well as at Walter Reed Military Hospital, they told reporters. Trump “has not yet gotten out of trouble.” However, Trump had no fever in the past 72 hours and had normal oxygen levels.
In general, you meet all the criteria for dismissal. “He’s back,” said one of the doctors. They sidestepped several questions, including the last time Trump tested negative before his arrival on Friday. Trump himself announced on Twitter that he would be leaving the hospital.
Trump announced his corona infection on Friday after midnight US East Coast Time, and was flown by helicopter to Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, north of Washington, less than 24 hours later. Over the weekend there was conflicting information about his health. On Sunday it was clear: the president’s condition was meanwhile more serious than it was initially presented. At 74, Trump belongs to a corona risk group.
I’ll be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 pm I feel really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it rule your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs and knowledge. I feel better than 20 years ago!
?? Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Four weeks before the November 3 election in the United States, there could be no better news for the president than an early discharge from the hospital. On Saturday, it was said that Trump had not yet crossed the mountain. On Sunday, doctors had promised Monday’s discharge and said Trump could continue to receive treatment at the White House. There is an infirmary there. Trump has already made clear in his tweet that the dismissal of his representation emphasizes that there are already successful treatments for the virus, which he repeatedly cites when he says that the end of the pandemic is in sight.
More than 7.4 million infections in the US
The corona pandemic hit the United States hard. More than 7.4 million infections are known and nearly 210,000 people have died since the beginning. Trump is repeatedly accused of downplaying the danger from the virus. In recent weeks he had traveled extensively across the country, making appearances in election campaigns with thousands of supporters and without giving up close contact with others. After Trump’s infection became known, numerous people around him tested positive, including the White House spokesperson, his campaign manager, the leader of the Republican Party and several US senators.
The White House on Friday had presented Trump’s move to the hospital as a purely precautionary measure. Trump’s doctors painted an optimistic picture of the president’s health on Saturday. But a few hours after his positive corona test, Trump had a high fever on Friday, and his blood oxygen saturation dropped below 94 percent, which is why he was given extra oxygen. On Saturday, the oxygen saturation fell back to around 93 percent. When the pathogen Sars-CoV-2 attacks the lungs, the body receives less oxygen.
Due to the temporary drop in oxygen, Trump was administered the steroid dexamethasone, which the World Health Organization recommends for treating patients with a severe course of Covid-19. In addition, he had received, among other things, a cocktail of antibodies, an experimental treatment method, and is being treated with remdesivir. The experts saw evidence of a severe course of the disease in the drugs.
Trump has boasted in the past of his good health, which was last attested to him at the annual checkups that are customary for US presidents in June. Hospitalization is difficult to reconcile with this self-image. He has urged the American media to get out quickly.
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, and obesity are other risk factors.
In the United States, the number of coronavirus infections increases by 36,778 to 7,396,730 cases. The CDC announced this. The number of people who have died from infection rises to 209,199 cases, an increase of 378 cases. (apa, dpa, reuters)
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