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President Donald Trump went through a “very worrying” period on Friday and the next 48 hours “will be critical” in his care as he battles coronavirus in a hospital, the White House chief of staff said, Mark Meadows.
The official’s comments contradicted the optimistic assessment of Trump’s condition offered by his staff and doctors, who took pains not to reveal that the President he had received supplemental oxygen at the White House prior to his admission to the hospital.
“We are not yet on a clear path to a full recovery”Meadows said wearily.
It was a dramatically different picture than the one painted by White House staff since Trump revealed his diagnosis, as well as by his doctors, who updated the public at a press conference at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
The briefing by Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley and other physicians raised more questions than it answered, as the specialist repeatedly declined to say whether the president ever needed supplemental oxygen, despite repeated questioning. , and he refused to discuss exactly when he got sick. Conley also revealed that Trump began displaying “clinical indications” for Covid-19 on Thursday afternoon, earlier than was previously known.
“Thursday without oxygen. None at this time. And yesterday with the team, while we were all here, he was not on oxygen,” said the doctor.
But according to a person familiar with President Trump’s condition, he received oxygen at the White House on Friday before being transferred to the military hospital. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Conley said Trump’s symptoms, including a cough and nasal congestion, “are now resolving and getting better,” and said the president had been fever-free for 24 hours. But Trump is also taking aspirin, which lowers body temperature and could mask or mitigate that symptom.
“He’s in a very good mood,” said another doctor, Sean Dooley.
Trump is 74 years old and clinically obese, putting him at higher risk for serious complications from a virus that has infected more than 7 million people nationwide and killed more than 200,000 people in the US. USA
White House officials, including Meadows, had insisted on Friday that Trump had only “mild symptoms” as they tried to project an image of normalcy.
“President Trump is in a good mood, has mild symptoms, and has been working all day,” said the press secretary. Kayleigh McEnany. He said Trump had only been sent to Walter Reed as a precautionary measure.
