“Trump is no longer contagious” Smoky statement alarms US virologists

From our correspondent
Donald Trump “is no longer considered a subject at risk of contagion for others,” reads the text released on Saturday, October 10 by Dr. Sean Conley. But the president’s personal physician produces a rather difficult explanation for non-experts, in order to avoid the word that would be immediately clear to everyone: “negative.” Virologists immediately consulted by the big American newspapers and televisions therefore concluded that the White House leader, in fact, remains positive. Regardless, Conley writes: “I am pleased to report that in addition to the president meeting the criteria set by the CDC (the federal health authority ed), this morning the Covid PCR sample shows, on the basis of recognized standards, that (the president) should no longer be considered a subject at risk of contagion for others ”.

The first symptoms date back to Thursday, October 2

The note adds that “ten days have passed since the onset of symptoms.” This means that Trump would have had the first signs of Covid on Thursday, October 2. What time? Conley doesn’t specify, but it’s not an idle question, as Trump continued his normal activities all day, participating in a fundraiser at his Bedminster, NJ, golf club. Only at one in the morning did he tweet to announce that he was infected.

Predicting new controversies is easy

It’s easy to predict that this will already be enough to ignite other controversies. Also because yesterday, Saturday, October 10, the “Commander in Chef” announced the resumption of outdoor rallies: Monday the 12th in Florida, Tuesday the 13th in Pennsylvania and Wednesday the 13th in Iowa. A super intense program for a 74-year-old man , who has nevertheless taken demanding drugs such as steroids. The CDC, cited by Conley, recommends quarantine for at least 20 days for “moderate or severe” Covid infections.

But Conley says he will continue to monitor Trump

But for Trump’s doctor everything is fine: “the set of diagnostic tests reveals that there is no longer evidence of a replication activity of the virus. In addition, the sequence of tests carried out during the course of the disease showed the decrease in viral load … “Conley concludes by ensuring that he will continue” to monitor the patient in the coming days. “