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In a Twitter video from the hospital where he is being treated for coronavirus, US President Donald Trump said he is improving but acknowledged that the next few days would be “the real test.”
Trump acknowledged that when he arrived at Walter Reed Military Medical Center on Friday, “he was not feeling well” but now he was improving.
“We are working hard to get him back … I think I’ll be back soon and I hope to finish the campaign as it started,” the president said from his suite downtown. where it continues to perform its functions.
The american president @realDonaldTrump Said He’s Feeling Much Better, But Doctors Treating Him For Covid-19 Have Said He’s Not Out Of The Way Yet | https://t.co/AoDZH0gBzR pic.twitter.com/hqV1qLzxbU
– RTÉ News (@rtenews) October 4, 2020
Appearing relaxed, Trump acknowledged there was uncertainty about the course of the disease, which can affect recovering patients without warning.
“I’m starting to feel good,” he said. “You don’t know for the next few days, I guess that’s the real test, so we’ll see what happens over the next few days.”
Last night, White House physician Sean Conley said Trump was “not out of the woods yet” but that the medical team is “cautiously optimistic.”
The medical update came after a source familiar with the president’s health gave a more troubling assessment of the American leader’s health.
“The president’s vital signs over the past 24 hours were very worrying and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We are not yet on a clear path to a full recovery,” he said.
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020
Dr. Conley had previously said that Trump had made substantial progress since the diagnosis and was “fever free and without supplemental oxygen.”
Trump, 74, had completed a second dose of the therapeutic drug, Remdesivir, and had spent “most of the afternoon doing business,” the doctor added.
A second doctor, Sean Dooley, said the president’s heart, kidney and liver functions were “normal.”
Dr. Conley said Trump had received the first two doses of a five-day course of Remdesivir, an intravenous antiviral drug sold by Gilead Sciences Inc that has been shown to shorten hospital stays.
He’s also taking an experimental treatment, Regeneron’s REGN-COV2, as well as zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin, and aspirin, Dr. Conley said.
Another positive case among those attending the White House event
Trump’s optimism about his recovery prospects has been tempered by news that more people close to the president have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The latest is campaign advisor Chris Christie, who was one of several aides who helped the Republican candidate prepare for the first presidential debate.
Christie is part of a growing list in the president’s orbit who tested positive for coronavirus after attending an event in the White House Rose Garden last weekend.
It was held to celebrate Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. However, she must wait for Senate approval before being confirmed in office.
In consultation with my doctors, I checked into Morristown Medical Center this afternoon. While I feel fine and have only mild symptoms, due to my history of asthma, we decided that this is an important precautionary measure.
– Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 3, 2020
The so-called “White House group” includes President Melania’s wife, close confidante Hope Hicks, former White House senior aide Kellyanne Conway, campaign manager Bill Stepien, and Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Mike Lee.
Increasing the sense of crisis in the heart of power in the United States, a third Republican senator, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, announced yesterday that he had tested positive.
Joe Biden will be tested again today
President Trump, who is far behind his 77-year-old Democratic election rival Joe Biden in polls, has been forced to freeze or rework much of his campaign ahead of the Nov.3 election.
The former vice president, who was on stage with Trump for 90 minutes during his first grumpy debate on Tuesday, announced that he and his wife Jill tested negative for Covid-19 on Friday.
Biden, who largely avoided direct criticism of Trump during a campaign trip to Michigan on Friday, took a more aggressive tone yesterday while speaking to a transit workers union, even as he wished the president the best.
“I’m in a bit of a bind here because I don’t want to attack the president and the first lady right now,” Biden said.
He added that he hoped Trump and his wife Melania, who also has the disease, make a full recovery.
But he was quick to address Trump’s response to the pandemic, calling it “inconceivable” and criticizing Trump’s comment in an interview this summer that “it is what it is” when asked about the death toll.
“I think this is one of the most despicable things I’ve encountered in my entire career,” Biden said.
Trump has repeatedly downplayed the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, even as it has killed more than 208,000 Americans and hit the American economy.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was seriously ill with Covid-19 earlier this year, said today that he was sure Trump would be fine.
“You have the best possible care … You just need, I mean, the most important thing to do is follow the advice of your doctors. You have excellent medical advice,” Johnson told BBC television.
Biden, who tested negative on Friday, told reporters the next test would be done today.
Trump campaign announces ‘Operation MAGA’
In a morning tweet, Trump said “Thank you very much!” – referring to supporters who gathered Saturday night in front of Walter Reed Hospital waving ‘Trump2020’ flags.
With Trump out of the election campaign indefinitely, his campaign announced “Operation MAGA,” which is based on his slogan “Make America Great Again.”
It will see high-profile allies, including Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s sons Donald Jr and Eric, take over the campaign in person this week.
Pence, who tested negative on Friday, will debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
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