White House doctor Sean Conley gave news this Saturday, October 3, of US President Donald Trump, hospitalized for Covid-19 since the day before.
Outside the Walter Reed military hospital in suburban Washington, he said the president was "
fine
" and had been "
fever-free
" for 24 hours.
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The president is not on life support,
" said Sean Conley.
Donald Trump "
had a fever Thursday and Friday, but since Friday morning, he has no more fever,
" he said.
“
The team and I are extremely satisfied with the progress made by the president,
” he said.
“
We are monitoring his heart, kidney and liver functions, all are normal.
The president this morning is not on oxygen, he has no difficulty breathing or walking inside the White House medical unit
, ”added the doctor.
The doctor was surprised by evoking "
72 hours
" since the president's diagnosis, a duration inconsistent with the public announcement of Trump's positive test, on the night of Thursday to Friday.
Doctors say the US president is being treated with "special therapy".
Donald Trump received a first dose of Remdesivir - an intravenous antiviral drug, which has been shown to shorten hospital stays.
He is also being treated with an experimental treatment, REGN-COV2.
According to his personal doctor, President Trump even assured that he would be able to be discharged from the hospital the same day.
The president must still remain in the establishment to undergo tests and continue his treatment for five days.
Meanwhile, the White House has said Donald Trump will work in a special hospital suite for the next few days as a precaution.
The medical team refused to give a release date.
Just after this speech by Sean Conley, a source with knowledge of his state of health told AFP, on condition of anonymity, that the state of Trump in the last 24 hours was "
very worrying
".
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