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US President Donald Trump addresses a rally in support of law and order on the South Lawn of the White House October 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump invited more than 2,000 guests to hear him speak just a week after he was hospitalized for COVID-19. Samuel Corum / Getty Images / AFP
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is no longer contagious, nine days after being arrested in his tracks by Covid-19, his doctor said in a statement issued Saturday night.
“I am pleased to report that in addition to the President meeting the CDC criteria for safe isolation termination, this morning’s COVID PCR sample demonstrates, by currently recognized standards, that it is no longer considered a risk of broadcast for others, “Sean Conley said in the statement.
Conley, who has been accused of lack of transparency with the public, said it had been 10 days since Trump began showing symptoms of the new coronavirus.
The tests showed that “there was no longer evidence that the virus was actively replicating” and that Trump’s viral load was “declining,” Conley continued, though he did not say that the president is now virus-free.
Although people with low levels of the virus are likely no longer contagious, the medical community has not set a limit number.
Conley said Trump has no fever and symptoms have “improved,” adding that he will continue to monitor the president as he “returns to an active schedule.”
The president was hospitalized on October 2 and stayed there for three days before returning to the White House.
Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that for people who had mild or moderate Covid-19, isolation and precautions can be discontinued 10 days after the onset of symptoms and once they have been free of fever for 24 hours.
For the most severe cases, the guidelines say it is up to 20 days after the onset of symptoms, but the intensity of Trump’s case has not been confirmed.
But the government’s top scientist, Anthony Fauci, has said he had faith that the president’s medical team would not let him out while he was still infected.
“I can guarantee you that they will put it to the test before releasing it,” he told CBS News.
Trump has been pushing to get back on the campaign trail to revive his re-election bid.
He is far behind his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the polls less than a month before the November 3 election.
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