President Donald Trump, admitted since Friday to the Walter Reed military hospital in Bethesda (Maryland), is evolving favorably after being infected with the coronavirus, according to the doctor who treats him, Sean P. Conley, reported this Saturday morning.
The doctor appeared at a press conference at the entrance of the medical center, accompanied by eight other doctors, and noted that they were "extremely happy" with the progress of his condition and were "prudently optimistic."
According to Conley, Trump has been fever-free since Friday morning and has had no trouble breathing.
He insisted that he does not require supplemental oxygen, but repeatedly avoided answering whether he did need it at some point.
He also created confusion by stating that the diagnosis took 72 hours, since the positive of the president was made public early Thursday to Friday.
On Friday morning, before the transfer to the medical center, the White House reported that Trump had mild symptoms, that he felt "fatigued" but in good spirits.
In the afternoon, and after being treated with a cocktail of antibodies from the pharmaceutical company Regeneron, he went to the hospital as a “precaution” to spend “a few days”.
Around midnight, a new statement from the doctor pointed out that the president did not require supplemental oxygen but, in consultation with other specialists, they had decided to start Redemsivir therapy, the only drug to treat COVID-19 approved by the competent US institutions. and European.
The president left the official residence at around 6:20 PM (Washington time) on his own feet, dressed in a suit and tie, gave the press a thumbs-up, and got on the
Marine One
helicopter
,
which moved to the medical center.
At 74 years old, the New York tycoon is in the risk group for covid-19, and his weight, 110 kilograms, increases his vulnerability to the virus.
Shortly after arriving at the hospital, the president's Twitter account published a brief message from him, recorded on video from the White House, in which he reassured about his condition.
“I want to thank everyone for the incredible support.
I'm going to Walter Reed Hospital.
I think I am doing very well, but we are going to make sure things work out.
The first lady is doing very well.
Thank you very much, I will never forget it ”, he says.
Trump has settled into a suite with an office and residence, and will continue to work from there.
At around 11:30 PM in Washington, the president wrote another tweet saying: “I think I'm doing well!
Thank you all.
I love you!".
Meanwhile, the list of people close to Trump who have been infected does not stop growing.
Kellyanne Conway and current Donald Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien announced their positive result on Friday night.
The infection reported by the president set off alarms in his environment.
The case of Hope Hicks, another close adviser, had been known hours before Trump's.
Since then, two Republican senators, the president of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel;
the president of the University of Notre Dame, John Jenkins;
Conway and Stepien have reported their contagion.
Several attended last Saturday the ceremony of nomination as new justice of the Supreme of Amy Coney Barrett in the White House.
This Saturday, a third Republican senator, Ron Johnson, reported his infection.