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The medical team treating US President Donald Trump at Walter Reed Medical Center said on Saturday (3) that the president has responded well to treatment and has not received assistance from machines that facilitate oxygen inspiration.
- Admitted to Covid-19, Trump is expected to spend days in hospital
According to team leader Sean Conley, Trump’s symptoms are now tiredness, a stuffy nose and a cough, which are resolving and improving.
Donald Trump is hospitalized to treat Covid-19
Hasn’t had a fever since Friday And it’s being closely monitored, according to healthcare professionals.
Conley said the president does not breathe with the aid of devices, but declined to respond if Trump needed help at any time.
Another doctor, Sean Dooley, said the president was in a good mood.
However, Reuters news agency heard from a person who followed the treatment that some of the vital signs in the last 24 hours were very worrying and that the next two days will be critical. The president would not yet be on a clear road to recovery, according to this source.
Next days no hospital
Trump’s hospital stay is expected to last a few days. On Friday (2), he revealed that he had tested positive for Covid-19. At the end of the day, he was airlifted to the Walter Reed Military Medical Center, near the capital, Washington; according to the White House, it was a precautionary measure.
He will work in a special suite at the hospital in the coming days, said presidential press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
During the early hours of this Saturday (3), the president published a text on a social network in which he said “it’s going well, I think,” and thanked the support.
Trump has characteristics that make him more vulnerable to severe symptoms of Covid-19: He is 74 years old, overweight and there are no reports that describe his diet as healthy or that he exercises.
First lady Melania, 50, was not hospitalized.
Trump received an experimental treatment produced by the pharmaceutical company Regeneron. Still in human trials, scientists use B lymphocytes (cells that make antibodies) from patients who have already had the disease.
In addition, the doctors prescribed an intravenous antiviral drug. He also took other substances, such as vitamin D, pain relievers, and gastritis medications.
