Covid 19 coronavirus: what we know and don’t know about Trump’s diagnosis

There are many unanswered questions surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of Covid-19 from the President of the United States, Donald Trump.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said she had only mild symptoms and her doctor said Trump was fatigued.

But the president was airlifted to Walter Reed Medical Center, where he was expected to stay for a few days.

This is what we know and what we don’t know:

Who infected Trump?

We do not know, although possible suspects are not lacking. Trump, who normally avoids masks, was around hundreds, if not thousands, this week, traveling to a campaign rally, his golf club, the presidential debate, fundraisers and meetings with people involved in his Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

White House Counselor Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest advisers, fell ill with coronavirus on Wednesday (US time) while accompanying Trump to a fundraiser in Minnesota, authorities say. It is not clear whether her case is related to the president’s. And Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who was in the White House last weekend, announced Friday that he had tested positive.

The White House Medical Unit is scheduled to track the president’s contacts.

When did Trump know he had been exposed?

That question is important to answer whether the president continued his campaign events and other activities despite knowing he could be infecting others, and to whether the White House was transparent enough about Trump’s illness.

White House officials say they learned of Hicks’ positive test results for the coronavirus on Thursday after Trump boarded the Marine One helicopter for a private fundraiser in New Jersey. But Trump went ahead with the trip and fundraising. He told Fox News that night that he was being examined.

Just before 1 a.m. Friday, he tweeted that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive.

What symptoms do you have?

The White House has officially released few details except that he had a fever and was fatigued.

How are you being treated?

Trump’s doctor, Dr. Sean Conley, said Friday that doctors were providing Trump with a cocktail of experimental antibodies: vitamin D; famotidine, which is typically used to treat heartburn and acid reflux; melatonin sleep aid; and an aspirin.

And while he initially said Trump planned to stay in the White House, the White House announced late Friday afternoon that Trump would be working from the “presidential offices” at Walter Reed.

– Associated Press