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US President Donald Trump says he will be leaving the hospital shortly and will continue the Covid-19 recovery from the White House.
“I’ll be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 pm I feel really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it rule your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs and knowledge. I feel better than 20 years ago! “he tweeted.
However, the president’s medical team said “he may not be completely out of the woods just yet” as he returns home around noon New Zealand time Tuesday.
Dr. Sean Conley, the president’s physician, presented an update on the president’s health.
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He said Trump may still be on the mend, but Conley and the team “agree that all of our evaluations and, more importantly, his clinical condition support the president’s safe return home, where he will be surrounded by world-class medical care. world”.
Doctors said he would continue to receive his treatments from the White House.
Trump’s health team again declined to disclose the findings of the president’s lung scans while updating the public on his condition.
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“I’ll be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 pm I feel really good!” President Donald Trump tweeted.
Conley said he “just didn’t have the freedom to discuss” the findings.
Covid-19 can cause serious lung damage, including pneumonia, which can be visible on scans.
Conley was also evasive over the weekend. He said there were “some expected findings” in Trump’s scans, but declined to say what those findings were. He said there was “nothing of great clinical concern.”
An infectious disease specialist said he was working with Trump’s medical team on infection control strategies so the president could return to the White House.
Dr. Jason Blaylock said he was working closely with local labs to obtain advanced diagnostic tests that would inform the White House medical team of Trump’s ability to transmit the virus to others.
The virus has killed nearly 210,000 Americans.
Trump has been treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center since Friday afternoon.
Trump’s return comes as the White House is still learning the extent of the apparent outbreak at the complex last week. Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tested positive for the coronavirus Monday morning.
