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KShortly before the duel between vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, US President Donald Trump promised his compatriots a free Covid treatment with antibody agents, as he succeeded. “I call it a cure,” Trump announced in a video posted Wednesday. He wanted to allow the rapid use of drugs with an extraordinary permit.
The president was treated with a still experimental drug from biotech company Regeneron last week. Then it felt “great” in 24 hours, Trump enthused. “I want you to get what I have, and I’ll do it for free.” There are “hundreds of thousands” of doses and they want to get them to hospitals as soon as possible. The military is responsible for the distribution, Trump said. “This is called logistics.” However, it is not clear how the approval process for these new drugs can be expedited.
It was a “blessing from God” that he was sick with Covid-19, Trump said. This made him aware of the antibody treatment. “I had heard of this drug. I said let me have this. It was my suggestion. And it was amazing how it worked, “Trump said.” And if he hadn’t got it, we would have just looked at him in a row with other drugs. “
Biden: “It’s a tragedy”
Experts have long suspected that antibody treatment may be an effective way to fight Covid. However, so far there is little experience with it. Regeneron had announced a trial with 275 patients a few days before Trump’s treatment. Antibodies are directed against two regions of the spike protein on the surface of the Sars-CoV-2 virus. In addition to medicine that was not available to ordinary people, the American president also had several high-level doctors at his disposal 24 hours a day. In the United States, more than 211,000 people have died from the coronavirus infection.
“It is a tragedy that the president is handling Covid as if it is something not to worry about while 210,000 people have died,” said Trump challenger Joe Biden. De President had asked his compatriots in recent days not to fear the corona virus, and also said he felt better than 20 years ago.
Trump lagged even further behind in the polls about a month before the November 3 presidential election, after being infected. In recent national polls, challenger Joe Biden’s lead increased as much as 16 percent.
Other than his own assurances that he is okay, there has been little information about Trump’s health since he returned from the hospital Monday night. On Wednesday, like the day before, it was said that the president no longer had symptoms.
The president left his home in the White House on Wednesday and went to work in the Oval Office. Assuming the positive test announced Thursday, Trump could still be contagious. The White House has been unwilling to provide information on when the president last tested negative for the corona virus for days.
Crown outbreak in the White House larger than previously known
Meanwhile, the corona outbreak in the White House has assumed larger proportions than previously known. Broadcaster ABC News reported Wednesday night, citing an internal document from the civil protection agency (Fema), that 34 “White House employees and other contacts” had been infected with the virus in recent days. The report did not reveal whether the cases listed also include President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania.
After Trump’s infection became known on Friday, the president’s list of infected confidants has grown longer and longer. In addition to the White House spokeswoman, Trump’s close advisers Hope Hicks and Stephen Miller also tested positive. The White House is extremely cautious about the scope of the outbreak with reference to personal rights.
Meanwhile, the US Marines announced that the deputy commander, Gen. Gary Thomas, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Thomas quarantined at home on Tuesday as a precaution after close contact tested positive. Other high-ranking generals, including Chief of Staff Mark Milley, are currently working from home because they may have been exposed to the corona virus in a meeting. Previously, the Deputy Chief of the Coast Guard, Admiral Charles Ray, tested positive.
