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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:
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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.
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There are many unanswered questions surrounding US President Donald Trump’s diagnosis and treatment of Covid-19.
White House Counselor Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest advisers, fell ill with coronavirus on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) while accompanying Trump to a fundraiser in Minnesota, authorities say. It is not clear whether her case is related to the president’s. And Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, who was in the White House last weekend, announced Friday that he had tested positive.
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Police stand near supporters of President Donald Trump at the front door of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
The White House Medical Unit is scheduled to track the president’s contacts.
WHEN DID TRUMP COME UP THAT 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.
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Agents of the US Secret Service speak before US President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
White House officials say they learned of Hicks’ positive test results for the coronavirus on Thursday (local time), 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 (local time), he tweeted that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive.
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A police officer blocks a highway before US President Donald Trump arrives at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
WHAT SYMPTOMS DOES IT HAVE?
The White House has officially released few details except that he had a fever and was fatigued.
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The White House announced late Friday afternoon that Trump would instead work from the “presidential offices” in Walter Reed.
HOW ARE YOU TREATING IT?
Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said Friday that doctors were providing Trump with an experimental antibody cocktail; 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 work from the “presidential offices” at Walter Reed.
