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The president of the United States, Trump, was transferred to a military hospital due to his corona infection, a purely precautionary measure, as announced by the White House. More infections were known around the president.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, will do his official business from Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland during the next few days. He was airlifted to the military hospital on Friday night. According to a spokeswoman, it is a precautionary measure. The president will continue working. He did not turn the matter over to his Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump himself said: “I think I’m doing very well. But we want to make sure that everything goes well.” Also according to his doctor Sean P. Conley, Trump is fine and does not need extra oxygen. He started taking Remdesivir, the Covid-19 drug.
Shortly after midnight, Trump announced on Twitter on Friday that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for the corona virus.
Antibody cocktail administered
According to his personal physician, Trump received a dose of an antibody cocktail, an experimental treatment. He also takes zinc, vitamin D, the stomach drug famotidine, the sleep hormone melatonin, and aspirin. He was showing signs of fatigue, but he was in a good mood. First Lady Melania, however, was told that she was still fine. She stayed in the White House.
The efficacy of the antibody cocktail is currently being investigated in clinical studies. The head of the pharmaceutical company Regeneron, Leonard Schleifer, told the “New York Times” that Trump was the first patient to receive the drug. His company made the drug available at the request of the White House.
Campaign managers and party leaders tested positive
After Trump’s infections, other cases became known in his environment. Campaign manager Bill Stepien tested positive for the corona virus. GOP leader Ronna McDaniel and former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway also made it public that they had tested positive for Corona. Senators also reported infections.
Numerous tests were conducted around the president. According to media reports, Trump traveled to a campaign fundraiser this week after his close confidante Hope Hicks was diagnosed with a corona infection. The White House said the president’s contacts are now being followed up.
The hot phase of the electoral campaign
The disease hits Trump in the heated phase of the election campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 vote and is likely to have a significant impact. He had just participated in a first television duel with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. The second of three scheduled television matches against Biden should take place on October 15.
Trump is behind the Democrat in the polls and many US states are already voting. Biden, whose test result was negative, continued his election campaign. However, he refrained from broadcasting spaces in which he directly attacks Trump. But he alluded to his handling of the corona virus. Trump’s infection is a reminder that we must take the virus seriously, Biden said.
