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US President Donald Trump “is not out of the woods yet,” but those dealing with him remain “cautiously optimistic.”
Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus Thursday night and was taken to the hospital a day later.
In a Saturday night update, his doctor, Dr. Sean Conley, said the president is fever-free and improving, adding that he had continued “well” and had made “substantial progress” since his diagnosis.
Trump supporters wait outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where the president is being treated for coronavirus.
“He spent much of the afternoon doing business and has gotten up and moved around the medical room without difficulty.
“Although it is not out of the woods yet, the team remains cautiously optimistic,” said Dr. Conley.
“The plan for tomorrow is to continue observation between doses of remdesivir, closely monitoring his clinical status and fully supporting his performance of presidential functions.”
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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.
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The update came a few hours after Trump posted a four minute video on his Twitter page, saying he was “starting to feel good.” It was Trump’s second video message since his diagnosis.
Earlier on Saturday messages from the president’s staff and medical team regarding his health it seemed contradictory.
The medical team said he was improving and was already talking about returning to the White House, but minutes later, his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, told reporters that his vital signs for the previous 24 hours had been “very worrying.” Later, Meadows turned away from his comments.
Trump, 74, considers himself most at risk serious complications of coronavirus due to his age, the result of his recent physical tests and the fact that he is obese.
Meanwhile, questions are being asked about the timeline of Trump’s illness, after White House doctors said he began exhibiting “clinical indications” of COVID-19 Thursday afternoon, earlier than previously thought.
There was no suggestion that Trump thought he was infected before his assistant Hope hicks he was diagnosed Thursday morning.
Trump traveled to a fundraiser in New Jersey later Thursday, apparently unaware that he may have been infected.
At least seven people who attended an event at the White House on Saturday, September 26 have also tested positive for COVID-19 – after the guests were seen embracing, punching their fists and without masks.
They are among a number of Trump’s aides and allies who fell ill with coronavirus In recent days.
