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Donald Trump’s doctor has said he is “extremely happy” with the president’s progress, but has raised questions about how long he has been experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.
Speaking to reporters, Dr. Sean Conley explained that Trump had been suffering from a mild cough, nasal congestion and fatigue, but is improving.
“This morning, the president is doing very well,” he said outside the Walter Reed Medical Center Saturday.
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He said the 74-year-old president has been “fever-free for 24 hours” and that his heart, liver and kidney functions are “normal.”
Dr. Conley said Trump is currently not receiving oxygen and is not having difficulty breathing.
But that assessment was contradicted by another person familiar with Trump’s condition, who told the Associated Press that some of the president’s vital signs over the past 24 hours were “very concerning,” although they have improved since he was admitted to the hospital.
The person, who has not been identified, described the next 48 hours as critical of Trump and said it could be days before he is discharged from the hospital.
Dr. Sean Conley and his team outside Walter Reed Medical Center on Saturday
Questions have also been raised about when the president was diagnosed, with Dr. Conley telling reporters that he has “72 hours of diagnosis.”
This suggests that he tested positive on Wednesday, which would mean that he traveled to Minneapolis on Wednesday and New Jersey on Thursday knowing he had the virus.
But when pushed further, Dr. Conley said his positive test came “late Thursday night.”
The president’s doctor said he has been given a five-day course of remdesivir, an antiviral drug originally created to treat Ebola.
They gave him another experimental treatment – an antibody drug developed by Regeneron – before it was flown to the hospital by military helicopter on Friday.
Dr. Conley said his medical team “remains cautiously optimistic” about the president’s health and that he told them when they completed their rounds this morning: “I feel like I could get out of here today.”
His doctor added: “It should be clear that the chief of staff has a lot of work to do, and he is doing it.”
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Between a week and 10 days to have COVID-19It can cause extreme inflammatory symptoms in patients, and the president’s doctors say they are “really worried” about how Trump will fare during that phase of the illness.
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The president announced that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for coronavirus in a tweet early Friday morning.
Shortly after Marine One left the White House on Friday, she posted a video on Twitter that said, “I think I’m doing great but we’re going to make sure things work out, the First Lady is doing great.” so thank you very much I appreciate it, I will never forget it “.
The White House said the decision to take Trump to the military hospital was “as a precaution and on the recommendation of his doctor and medical experts.”
At least seven people who attended an event at the White House last week have also tested positive for COVID-19 – after the guests were seen embracing, punching their fists and without masks.
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In general, Several of Trump’s aides and allies have fallen ill with coronavirus – including Hope Hicks, one of the president’s closest confidants.
In other events, Vice President Mike Pence, who tested negative, will take Trump’s place at a Make America Great Again event in Arizona.
Sky News correspondent Sally Lockwood, who is outside the hospital where the president is being treated, said: “Mr. Pence’s event on Thursday could come as a surprise.
“But these campaign rallies have been tremendously controversial in the midst of a pandemic, with crowded people, no social distancing and many people without face masks.”
