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In the White House, ten people have already found coronavirus infection. The American president urges not to be afraid.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, was released from the hospital and returned to the White House three days after being hospitalized for the contagion of coronavirus and urged fellow citizens not to be afraid of COVID-19, which shocked many, since more than 200 thousand people died in the United States.
The American leader’s deal cost taxpayers $ 100,000. Doctors gave him, including an experimental drug. Correspondent.net tells how Trump, who is at risk, managed to recover quickly.
“I shouldn’t have given him this drug”
The US edition of the New York Times has calculated that treating US President Donald Trump for the COVID-19 coronavirus in three days could cost more than $ 100,000.
The newspaper took into account the cost of testing, the use of antibody-based serum, the cost of procedures or medications that are not covered by standard medical insurance.
Additionally, the cost of treatment reflects the cost of lodging at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, helicopter transportation.
NYT notes that most of the costs were not hospital stays, but services provided outside the hospital, such as helicopter flights and numerous tests for SARS-CoV-2.
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The publication recalls that the course of treatment with Remdesivir, which Trump took, costs $ 3,120 if paid by private insurance companies and $ 2,340 if paid with government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Additionally, FAIR Health estimates that the average hospital stay for a patient over the age of 60 costs $ 61,912. Helicopter hospitalization costs about $ 38,770. Trump flew by helicopter twice: to the hospital and to the White House.
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The newspaper clarifies that the cost of the president’s treatment is covered by the government. At the same time, the newspaper notes, often even Americans with health insurance face significant costs for COVID-19 treatment.
In addition to enduring oxygen, Trump received the following medications:
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1. Remdesivir is an experimental drug in the treatment of coronavirus that tricks the viral RNA polymerase, “pretending” to be the host’s adenosine triphosphate (a source of energy for many biochemical processes in the body). This interferes with the replication of the virus within the host cell.
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2. REGN-COV2: two proteins, two antibodies REGN10933 (blue and green) and REGN10987 (yellow and red) that adhere to the viral protein (blue) from which the coronavirus tips are made. As a result, the virus cannot enter the cell and is tagged for destruction by the host’s immune system.
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3. Dexamethasone is a steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that reduces the intensity of the immune system’s fight against REGN-COV2 labeled virions. Remember that the leading cause of death in COVID-19 is a cytokine storm, when the immune system attacks its own body.
We will recall, previously, Trump promised all US citizens with coronavirus the same treatment that he received, using the experimental drug Regeneron, and absolutely free.
However, Danish REGN-COV2 principal investigator Jens Lundgren, professor of infectious diseases at Denmark’s National Hospital, says Trump should not have received the drug because its effects have not been studied.
“I shouldn’t have given this drug at all, and I certainly shouldn’t have been the first person to try it. Using guaranteed drugs is not the same as when we turn to a drug without even knowing if it will bring more harm than good,” said the professor. .
He also spoke his thoughts on the current state of the American leader.
“From the footage we saw last night, it’s very clear that going up the stairs, he’s having trouble breathing. You can tell he’s not getting enough air,” Jens Lundgren said in a comment to Berlingske.
In his opinion, along with information about the medications the president is taking, this may indicate that Donald Trump has pneumonia.
“Don’t be afraid of COVID. Don’t let him rule your life. Under the leadership of the Trump administration, we have managed to develop wonderful drugs and get a lot of useful information. I feel better than 20 years ago!” Trump wrote on Twitter .
Within 15 minutes of being discharged, he entered the White House building. Soon, a one-and-a-half minute video message from the president appeared to the people, essentially repeating his tweet.
The US leader repeated the call twice to “do not let the coronavirus rule your life”, advised people to live as they used to, and said he was aware of the risks, but that any other leader in his place would do the same. .
The day after Trump’s return to the White House, it emerged that a new coronavirus infection had already been diagnosed in four deputy White House press secretaries, Kaley McEnani.
According to CNN television, at the moment it is known that ten people have already been found in the presidential administration of COVID-19, among them Trump, his wife Melania and McEnanie, who announced that they would comply with the quarantine and would work remotely .
In recent days, the coronavirus has also been detected in former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, three Republican senators, Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, White House host William Stepin, campaign manager, and personal assistant. from Trump, Nick Luna.
“I don’t think it’s contagious at all … I don’t take them (drugs) anymore. I don’t think I’ve taken almost anything. I think I’ve finished almost everything,” he told Fox Business on October 8.
During treatment, the American president briefly escaped from the hospital to meet with his followers, greatly enraging doctors and social media users.
“Everyone in the car during this completely unnecessary presidential ‘trip’ should be quarantined for 14 days. These people can get sick. They can die. For the sake of political theater, Trump ordered them to risk their lives. This is insane,” he wrote On twitter. Dr. James Phillips.
Earlier it became known that the fee approved by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine for the treatment of a patient with a severe course of coronavirus disease exceeds 45 thousand hryvnia.
In addition to medications and related procedures and materials, the fee also includes 300 percent of the salary of physicians directly involved in treating COVID-19.
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