“It seems that I am immune. I can come out of the basement, ”the president of the United States told Fox News.
President Donald Trump is no longer contagious, nine days after COVID-19 brought him to a halt, his doctor said in a statement issued Saturday night.
“I am pleased to report that in addition to the President meeting the CDC criteria for safe isolation interruption, this morning’s COVID PCR sample demonstrates, by currently recognized standards, that it is no longer considered a risk of transmission. for others, “Sean Conley said in the statement
Dr. Conley, who has been accused of lack of transparency with the public, said 10 days had passed since Trump began showing symptoms of the coronavirus.
The tests showed that “there was no longer evidence that the virus was actively replicating” and that Mr. Trump’s viral load was “decreasing,” Dr. Conley continued, although he did not say that the president is now virus-free.
Dr. Conley said Trump is fever-free and symptoms have “improved,” adding that he will continue to monitor the president as he “returns to an active schedule.”
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Meanwhile, Trump declared himself immune to COVID-19 on Sunday as he prepares to return to the election campaign in a fight to regain ground against his growing rival Joe Biden.
“It seems like I’m immune, I don’t know, maybe for a long time and maybe for a short time, it could be a lifetime, nobody really knows, but I’m immune,” Trump said in a Fox news interview.
“You have a president who is immune … so now you have a president who doesn’t have to hide in a basement like his opponent,” he added, in a blow to Democrat Biden and his much more cautious approach to campaigning. in a pandemic.
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It is not yet clear to what extent contracting COVID-19 confers immunity against future infections, with early studies suggesting a few months, while newer ones have indicated that it could last longer.
‘Biden is coughing’
During his phone interview on Fox News, Trump suggested his White House rival might be ill.
“If you look at Joe, yesterday he was coughing horribly and grabbing his mask, coughing,” Trump said. “And I don’t know what that was all about, and it didn’t get a lot of press.”
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