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WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US President Donald Trump is no longer considered a risk of coronavirus transmission to others and has met the criteria for the safe interruption of isolation, according to White House physician Sean Conley.
Trump has been fever-free for more than 24 hours and all symptoms have improved, Dr. Conley said in a statement released by the White House late on Saturday (October 10). He did not say whether the president tested negative for the virus.
“The array of advanced diagnostic tests obtained reveals that there is no longer evidence that the virus is actively reproducing,” Dr. Conley wrote. “In addition, sequential tests throughout his illness have shown a decrease in viral loads.”
Dr. Conley’s update was the first on the president’s health since midweek, when he said Trump has been fever-free for more than four days.
The White House has yet declined to reveal certain health details about the president and his treatment, including the last time Trump tested negative before contracting the coronavirus.
The doctor’s statement Saturday said Trump was fever-free for more than a day, rather than the better part of a week, suggesting that the president’s temperature may have risen again upon returning to the White House.
Trump delivered an 18-minute speech earlier in the day, his first public event since returning from a three-day hospital stay, and thanked hundreds of supporters gathered on the South Lawn for their encouragement during his illness.
“I feel great,” Trump said from the balcony of the White House Blue Room to guests at the campaign-style event. He arrived wearing a mask and took it off before speaking.
The attendees appeared to be mostly masked, but were standing together without any suggestion of social distancing. Nearby were hand disinfection stations and a medical store.
The president has announced an aggressive return to the election campaign after his convalescence, beginning with a rally Monday night in Orlando. He is expected to visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday and Iowa on Wednesday for additional campaign events.
The president first revealed his positive test for the coronavirus in early October 2, and has attributed his recovery to a cocktail of antibodies from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. administered to him.
The president also received a corticosteroid called dexamethasone, as well as Remdesivir, an antiviral made by Gilead Sciences.
Trump also said that the United States was “producing powerful therapies and drugs.”
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