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At first glance, Donald Trump (74) appears to be in shape. “I’m starting to feel good again,” the US Covid-19 president said in a video message posted on Sunday morning (local time). He has been treated at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, since Friday, and his doctors are optimistic. The photos allegedly show Trump working in his hospital room, which also includes office space. But much of the information from the White House contradicts itself. BLICK says what we know so far and what we don’t.
Is Trump really out of the woods yet?
It is not clear. Trump himself says in his video message that “the real test” is yet to come. While one of the attending physicians indicated a few hours later that his discharge was planned for Monday, personal physician Sean Conley is more cautious. Covid-19 is known to generally only take a severe course seven to ten days after the onset of symptoms.
Since when did Trump have symptoms?
The doctors did not want to provide any information about it. According to US media reports, insiders are reporting that Trump had symptoms as of Wednesday.
How sick is trump
While the White House still claimed on Friday that the president of the United States had only “mild symptoms” with cough and fatigue, his team of doctors had to admit on Sunday: at least on Friday, the matter was much more serious than claimed . “Am I going to die?” He is said to have asked his confidants. The president of the United States had a high fever. The oxygen saturation in the blood was reduced at least twice. This is an important value: if Covid-19 attacks the lungs, the body receives less oxygen. On Friday they gave him oxygen for at least an hour.
Are Trump’s lungs damaged?
So far, doctors have not wanted to give a clear answer. Although many of the reporters present at the press conferences on Saturday and Sunday continued to ask questions.
How is Trump treated?
In addition to vitamins and minerals that boost the immune system, the President of the United States is treated with numerous experimental drugs. It was already known on Saturday that he would receive a cocktail of antibodies, the anti-Ebola drug Remdesivir, which is only allowed for treatment in the EU, and the acid blocker famotidine. Remdesivir can speed recovery by blocking an enzyme in the virus that is necessary for the virus to multiply. Personal physician Conley announced Sunday that Trump was now being treated with dexamethasone.
What is dexamethasone?
A common steroid. It has been shown in clinical studies in the UK to reduce mortality in severe corona patients. That Trump receives the drug is interesting precisely for this reason: Until now, it has only been considered as a treatment for seriously ill people.
How is Melania Trump?
Apparently good. He did not accompany his husband to the hospital and is in quarantine at the White House. In his video message Sunday morning, Trump said that Melania coped with her illness better than he did. And she joked: “You better save it because it’s a little younger.” The two are separated by 24 years.
Has Trump’s video message been tampered with?
At one point in the message of about five minutes, it seems that a part has been cut. Twitter users and film professionals suspect that a coughing fit may have been removed to make the president of the United States appear more fit. BLICK video specialist Daniel von Aarburg believes this to be a mistake: “I am convinced the video was not cut.” In both the image and the sound there are no cracks that indicate a cut.
What’s next with the US election campaign?
It is not yet clear. Even if Donald Trump continues to receive treatment in the White House since Monday, he would not be considered healthy. The question would also be how long it should be in quarantine. The second television debate against challenger Joe Biden on October 15, as of now, cannot take place.
