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The president of the United States, Trump, on his way to debate with Biden. Image: keystone
Trump is taken to hospital after corona infection, as reported on Twitter
After being infected with the corona virus, US President Donald Trump was transferred to Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, north of Washington, on Friday afternoon (local time).
According to a person close to the president, Trump has had a mild fever since Friday morning (local time), CNN reports. As a precautionary measure, he had now been taken to the military hospital on the recommendation of doctors, the White House announced.
According to a letter from his personal physician, Sean Conley, he is being treated there with the drug remdesivir. He didn’t need any oxygen supply, his doctor wrote. Trump is doing “very well.”
The White House also announced that Trump will work from the president’s office at the hospital for the next few days.
That’s what Trump says
After Trump was taken to the hospital, he reported on Twitter via video recorded for the first time since his infection became known. He said:
«I want to thank everyone for their support. I’m going to Walter Reed Hospital. I think I’m doing very well. But we will clarify if everything goes well. The first lady is also doing very well. “
Shortly before that, Trump’s spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany, announced on Twitter that Trump was exhausted but in a good mood. It will be vetted by a team of experts who will advise next steps along with Trump’s staff.
According to White House communications adviser Alyssa Farah, there will be no power transfer. “The president is in command,” he told CNN.
North Korean ruler Kim wishes Trump speedy recovery
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un wished US President Donald Trump a speedy recovery from his corona infection and expressed his condolences. He wishes him and the First Lady “from the bottom of his heart” a speedy and full recovery, according to the letter distributed by state agency KCNA.
He expressed the hope that the two will “survive soon.” Kim closed her letter with “best regards.” Trump and Kim held two summits in Singapore and Hanoi in 2018 and 2019, meeting for the third time on the Korean demarcation line.
Biden: infection is a warning
According to his challenger Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s corona infection is a warning to take the virus seriously. “It won’t automatically disappear,” Biden said Friday at a campaign appearance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he wore a mask.
He said he was praying for Trump and his wife, Melania. Biden called for people to listen to scientists on the pandemic, wear masks, keep their distance, and wash their hands regularly. “It’s not about being a tough guy,” the 77-year-old Democrat said. It’s about making your contribution. “We as a nation have to better deal with this pandemic,” he warned.
Biden did not attack Trump directly, but his words were also to be understood as an allusion to his handling of the corona virus. Trump had said on multiple occasions that the virus would just disappear and ridiculed Biden for his caution in the pandemic. Trump also publicly questioned his experts’ assessments.
The update continues …
(jaw / sda / dpa)
