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Trump admitted to clinic with Corona: breathing problems? According to the President's advisor, there is "cause for concern"

2020-10-03T12:29:53.696Z


Donald Trump and his wife Melania have been infected with the corona virus. The US President is now in a hospital.


Donald Trump and his wife Melania have been infected with the corona virus.

The US President is now in a hospital.

  • Donald Trump

    and his wife

    Melania

    tested positive for the

    corona virus

    *

    (see initial report)

  • The US President's treatment plan includes an experimental antibody cocktail

    (see update from October 2, 10:57 p.m.)

    .

  • After his corona infection, Donald Trump was

    admitted

    to a

    military

    hospital

    by the White House

    (see update from October 2, 11:29 p.m.)

    .

  • This

    news ticker

    is updated regularly.

Update from October 3, 1.30 p.m.:

Is the US President actually doing much worse than previously announced by Donald Trump's spokesman?

As the Daily Mail now reports, citing an unnamed White House spokesman, the US president has "difficulty breathing".

CNN also reported breathing problems and there was "cause for concern".

Whether the president's condition has actually deteriorated has not yet been officially confirmed.

Donald Trump was treated with a drug cocktail and remdesivir on Friday.

The drug is usually only used if the course is severe.

Donald Trump infected with corona - daughter of ex-advisor publicly insults US president

Update from October 3, 1 p.m.:

After US President Donald Trump fell ill, further infections from the area around the White House became known on Friday and Saturday.

Among the people who have now tested positive is the ex-advisor to the US President, Kellyanne Conway.

In recent months, it has been shown that a corona infection can have a serious course.

However, the fact that an infection also requires you to go into quarantine should not please the daughter of ex-consultant Conway in particular.

On the social media platform TikTok, Claudia Conway vented her displeasure, a screenshot of the network message is currently circulating on Twitter.

In the photo, the daughter of Trump's ex-advisor is wearing a white mask, she appeals: “I'm angry!

Wear your masks, don't listen to our idiotic fucking president, the piece of shit.

Protect yourself and the people around you ”.

The daughter of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway is not that happy on TikTok that she was infected by her mother ... pic.twitter.com/YfTxBwnl2h

- Shoura Hashemi (@ShouraHashemi) October 3, 2020

Donald Trump falls ill with Corona: the event in the White House becomes a superspreader event

Update from October 3, 8:50 a.m.:

After

US President Donald Trump

was hospitalized on Friday (local time), the 74-year-old spoke up with a short

message on Twitter

.

Accordingly, the US President was only

admitted

to the

clinic as a

precaution

.

Former US President

Barack Obama also

takes part in Trump's illness.

"Michelle and I hope that the President, the

First Lady

and all people affected by the coronavirus across the country on their way to a speedy recovery get the treatment they need," wrote Obama

on Twitter

on 

Friday

on behalf of his wife.

Apparently with the election in a month's time, Obama wrote that

America

is currently in "a great political battle".

“With a lot at stake, let's not forget that we are all Americans.

We are all human.

And we want everyone to be healthy, regardless of our

party

. "

Donald Trump falls ill with Corona: event in the White House becomes a hotspot

Meanwhile, the number of

corona sufferers

in the White House is

increasing

.

A month before the US election is also the


campaign manager

of President Donald Trump,

Bill Stepien

, tested positive for the coronavirus.

Stepien received his diagnosis on Friday evening and had mild, flu-like symptoms.

He keeps control of the campaign from his home office.

Earlier in the day it became known that Republican party leader Ronna McDaniel had also contracted the virus.

The positive test by Trump's close

adviser Hope Hicks

on Thursday had resulted in numerous other tests in the president's environment.

Trump himself and his wife Melania were also probably infected from Hicks.

The former high-ranking advisor to US President Donald Trump,

Kellyanne Conway,

has also contracted the corona virus.

Conway wrote on Twitter

that she

tested

positive for the

corona virus

on Friday evening

.

She has mild symptoms - a slight cough - and feels fine.

You have started the quarantine in consultation with doctors.



Conway, who surprisingly announced her withdrawal from the

White House in

late August,

attended an

event at the White House

last Saturday

.

At the event in the rose garden, Trump had introduced the conservative lawyer Amy Coney Barrett as a candidate for the vacant post at the US Supreme Court.

Conway was seen


in photos without masks and in close contact with other guests, including at the side of

Attorney General William Barr

.



On Friday, the contagion of two

Republicans in the US Senate

had already

drawn attention to the event.

Although the event was in the open air in the garden of the White House, it was easy to see that many of the participants were not

wearing

masks

and kept their distance.

The president of the Catholic University of Notre Dame, who was present, also announced on Friday that his

corona test was

positive.



Shortly after midnight on Friday, it became known that US President Trump and First Lady Melania had contracted the corona virus.

Conway

sat

right behind

Melania Trump

at the event

.

Donald Trump infected with corona virus - now the US President reports from the hospital

Update from October 3, 6:38 a.m.:

Donald Trump

has been

infected

with the

corona

virus.

Now the US President is in a hospital, on Saturday morning (CET) he reported on his Twitter channel.

Going welI, I think!

Thank you to all. LOVE !!!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020

“I think I'm fine.

Thank you all.

LOVE !!! ”A few hours earlier he had posted a video in which he explained that everything was fine, but that he would now be taken to the hospital.

He also thanked for the support.

Update from October 2, 11:29 p.m.: Donald Trump

was brought from the White House to the

Walter Reed Military

Hospital

on Friday afternoon (local time) 

, as the New York Times reports.

His spokeswoman said the

US president

would stay there for a few days.

"President Trump is still in good spirits, has mild symptoms and has been working all day," said

Kayleigh McEnany

in a statement quoted by the American newspaper.

"Out of

sheer caution

and on the recommendation of his doctor and medical experts, the president will work

from the presidential offices in Walter Reed

in the next few days

," the spokeswoman said.

Donald Trump has Corona: his doctors treat him with experimental drug cocktails

Update from October 2, 10:57 p.m

.: After the

White House

and its medical team had already made initial comments on the state of health of the

US President

during the day

, they are now declaring that

Donald Trump is being

treated

against the

corona virus

with an

experimental cocktail of antibodies

.

The infusion went without problems, said Trump's personal physician Sean Conley.

The president showed signs of

fatigue

, but was "in good spirits".

The doctor did not provide any details about Trump's symptoms.

Trump has also been examined by an expert and is currently on zinc, vitamin D, the stomach drug famotidine, the sleep hormone melatonin and aspirin.

At

first lady Melania

other hand, it was said that you go there

continues to be good

and they have only a slight cough and headache.

Trump has Corona: The stock market reacts sensitively - and makes losses

Update from October 2, 10:50 p.m

.:

Wall Street

has shifted

back

into

reverse

after two consecutive days of profit

.

Technology stocks in particular came under pressure on Friday.

They are considered to be particularly sensitive to the economic cycle.

Stock brokers referred to as load on the

Corona infection

by

President Donald Trump

.

In addition, the labor market report for September showed a surprisingly low increase in jobs.

That also depressed the mood.



The leading US index, the Dow Jones Industrial, was mostly in the

red

and ended up being 0.48 percent lower at 27,682.81 points.

On a weekly basis, this results in an increase of 1.87 percent.

The market-wide S&P 500 lost 0.96 percent on Friday to 3348.42 points

Ivanka Trump: After her father had corona infection - her test was negative

Update from October 2, 10:28 p.m.:

According to information from the

New York Times

,

Donald Trump's

daughter

Ivanka

and her husband

Jared Kushner

can now

present

a negative test result.

14-year-old Barron had previously been tested.

The Trump daughter and her husband are

advisors

to the

US President

.

After Trump's corona infection: election campaign uncertain - will there be more TV duels?

Update from October 2, 9:58 p.m

.: The

corona infection

of US President

Donald Trump

will also

have a major impact

on his

election campaign

plans

.

After all of our own events had to be put on hold due to the quarantine, it is now also unclear how the remaining

TV duels

against

Joe Biden will be

dealt with.

"We haven't got that far," because the focus is initially on the president, said Trump's spokeswoman

Kayleigh McEnany

on Friday.

After the first meeting of the two candidates last Tuesday,

debates

are still

scheduled for

October 15 and 22

.

After Trump's corona infection became known, it was speculated that it could be

canceled, postponed

or held

via the Internet

.

+

Trump spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany explains the president's plans.

© SAUL LOEB / AFP

Donald Trump infected with coronavirus - test result of Joe Biden known

Update from October 2, 8:07 p.m.:

After the

coronavirus infection

of US President

Donald Trump

, his challenger

Joe Biden continues

his election campaign.

Biden's campaign team announced that the 77-year-old would give a speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday as planned.

Biden's doctor Kevin O'Connor had previously announced that the US Democratic candidate and his wife Jill Biden

had tested

negative for the coronavirus

.

Trump, however, had to complete his Whalkampfauftritte for the period of quarantine

put on ice

.

In the meantime, the

World Health Organization

(WHO) also sent the incumbent US President its

recovery wishes

.

"I would like to start today by wishing both of them a full and speedy recovery," said

WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference in Geneva on Friday.

Urgent corona test: Trump opponent Joe Biden was not infected with the virus

Update October 2, 18:24

: Trumps challenger

Joe Biden

also had to after his meeting with the US president in the TV debate

coronavirus

test.

He has now announced a

negative test result

for himself and his wife Jill

via Twitter

.

He thanked for the many compassionate messages and took the opportunity to remind people of the importance of following the hygiene

rules

.

I'm happy to report that Jill and I have tested negative for COVID.

Thank you to everyone for your messages of concern.

I hope this serves as a reminder: wear a mask, keep social distance, and wash your hands.

- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020

Corona diagnosis at the Trumps - First Lady Melanie reports on Twitter

Update from October 2, 6:12 p.m.:

In the meantime,

Melania Trump

has also

spoken out.

On her

Twitter account

, she reported that she also had

"mild symptoms"

and thanked her for the numerous

recovery wishes

.

Overall, she feels good.

The first lady and husband

Donald Trump

must now remain in quarantine for the time being.

Thank you for the love you are sending our way.

I have mild symptoms but overall feeling good.

I am looking forward to a speedy recovery.

- Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020

Trump has Corona: The President continued his journey, although Hope Hicks was known to be infected

The US President must

now

lead

his

official business

out of self-isolation in the

White House

.

His campaign appearances are on hold.

Should Trump not be able to exercise his official duties, Vice President

Mike Pence

would have to

step in.

Pence took a test that came back negative.

The

White House

acknowledged according to information of the

New York Times

one but that the US president an

election campaign meeting in New Jersey

perceived, even though the positive test result from Hope Hicks

before his arrival

had become known.

Trump met

hundreds of people

at the event

.

After a positive corona test: Trump's contact persons should be found

Update from October 2, 5.46 p.m.:

The

White House

confirmed on Friday that

Donald Trump is

suffering from mild corona symptoms.

Shortly afterwards, the announcement followed that all

contact persons

should

now

be found.

The US president has been in contact with

dozens of people

in the past week

and was among other things at an appearance in Minnesota and on Tuesday at the

TV duel

with his Democratic challenger

Joe Biden

.

Trump and his wife

Melania announced

on Thursday evening (local time) in the middle of the

US election campaign

that they had tested positive for the

corona virus

.

Her 14-year-old son

Barron

tested negative on Friday.

"Every precaution is being taken to keep him safe and healthy," said Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham.

Donald Trump has Corona: Chief of Staff confirms slight symptoms in the US President

Update from October 2, 5:06 p.m.:

After the

New York Times

had already learned from the vicinity of President Donald Trump that he suffers from mild corona symptoms, his chief of staff has now also confirmed this.

Mark Meadows

said in Washington on Friday the president had "mild symptoms".

Trump

was "in good spirits," the White House chief of staff continued.

Meadows was "optimistic" that the president

would

recover "quickly"

.

He did not provide any details about the nature of the symptoms.

After Donald Trump: The President of the Republicans has also been infected with Corona

Update from October 2, 4:41 p.m.:

The

Republican party leader Ronna McDaniel

is also infected with the corona virus.

However, she had been at home in the state of Michigan and not in Washington since Saturday, as a spokesman announced on Friday.

She had herself

tested

after

a family member was infected

, and on Wednesday afternoon she received the information that her

test result was also positive

.

After the TV debate between

Donald Trump

and

Joe Biden

, she spoke to Fox News via video conference about the evening -

she didn't mention

her

corona test

at all.

Trump has Corona: The US President is said to show mild symptoms of the disease

Update from October 2nd, 4:05 pm:

According to information from the "New York Times", US President

Donald Trump shows

slight symptoms of the disease

.

The newspaper referred to two people who are said to be informed about Trump's health.

According to one person, they are cold symptoms.

Trump has Corona: Employees reveal possible symptom - Biden surprises with a grand gesture

Update from October 2, 3:45 p.m.:

Presidential candidate

Joe Biden

has asked

Donald Trump

and his wife a "quick recovery" from their

corona infection

via Twitter

.

It also said in the name of Biden's wife Jill: "We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the President and his family." Last Tuesday (local time) the politicians delivered their first TV duel in which Trump attacked his challenger sharply and kept interrupting him.

He also made fun of the fact that Biden wore a

mask

so often in view of the corona pandemic

.

"The biggest mask I've ever seen," said Trump.

Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery.

We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.

- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020

Update from October 2, 2:55 p.m.: It is

still unclear whether

Donald Trump

and First Lady Melania have corona symptoms.

On Friday night, the US president announced that they both tested positive.

White House employees reportedly noticed, however, that Trump's voice

sounded

"scratchy"

on Thursday

.

That reports the "New York Times".

However, it is unclear whether this is not due to the many campaign appearances.

Trump has Corona: Vice Mike Pence tested negative

Update from October 2, 2:20 p.m.:

After

US President

Donald Trump became

aware of the

corona infection

, a test with his

Vice

Mike Pence

turned out negative.

As his spokesman Devin O'Malley said on Friday via Twitter, the 61-year-old Pence has been tested for the corona virus daily for months.

His wife's test was also negative.

However, the spokesman left it open as to whether Pence and his wife would be quarantined as a precaution.

As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day.

This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19.

Vice President Pence remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery.

- Devin O'Malley (@VPPressSec) October 2, 2020

Mike Pence

would have to step in in the event that Trump could no longer carry out his official duties.

However, the president's personal physician announced on Friday night that he expected Trump to be able to carry out his duties without interruption despite the infection.

Donald Trump tested positive for Corona: Friedrich Merz predicts influence on the US election campaign

Update from October 2, 12:57 p.m.:

Could

Donald Trump's

challenger

Joe Biden

have

contracted the corona virus

?

Melania and Donald Trump tested positive.

Were they infectious when they met

Joe Biden

at the TV duel?

Photos of the behavior of the first lady irritate.

Update from October 2, 12.30 p.m.:

According

to the applicant for the CDU chairmanship,

Friedrich Merz

*, the

corona disease of the American President

Donald Trump

will have a

strong influence on the US election campaign.

The elections are in a month, half of the remaining election campaign time will therefore “be held under completely different conditions,” said Merz on Friday to the TV broadcaster

Welt.

Trump has Corona: "Almost a little irony in history," comments Friedrich Merz

One also has to wait and see how badly the president is infected.

And one has to wait and see what happens to competitor Joe Biden.

Both were together in a TV duel * for a long time.

It is

"almost a little irony in history"

that the man who had denied the virus the longest is now affected himself, said Merz, who was also infected with corona some time ago.

Despite all differences of opinion on style and dealings with one another, he wishes Trump a speedy recovery - and his wife Melania too.

At such a time you think about some things and become more humble.

It is to be hoped for Trump and his wife that they take the disease seriously and draw the appropriate consequences when dealing with Corona and caring for the population.

Angela Merkel wishes Donald Trump a quick recovery after a positive corona test

Update from October 2, 12.09 p.m.:

Chancellor

Angela Merkel

* (CDU) also wished Donald Trump a speedy recovery.

"Chancellor Merkel: I send all my good wishes to Donald and Melania Trump," said a tweet that government spokesman Steffen Seibert spread on Twitter on Friday.

"I hope that you will survive your corona infection well and will soon be completely healthy again," the Chancellor was quoted as saying.

Chancellor #Merkel: I send all my best wishes to Donald and Melania Trump.

I hope that you will survive your #corona infection well and will soon be completely healthy again.

@POTUS @FLOTUS

- Steffen Seibert (@RegSsprecher) October 2, 2020

Update from October 2, 11:42 a.m.:

Donald Trump tested positive for the

corona virus

.

What effects does this have on his health? * After all, Donald Trump is at risk at the age of 74.

Trump has Corona: Putin wants a speedy recovery

Update from October 2, 11:28 a.m.:

Russia

wanted

US President

Donald Trump

and his wife Melania to recover quickly after they were infected with the

corona virus

.

"I am sure that

vital energy

, a

fresh spirit

and

optimism will

help you to cope with the dangerous virus," said a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Trump published by the Kremlin on Friday.

I am sure that vital energy, a fresh mind and optimism will help you cope with the dangerous virus.

Vladimir Putin to Donald Trump

The Russian Kremlin chief

Vladimir Putin

(67) had directed state

affairs

in recent months, primarily from his Moscow suburban residence in Novo-Ogaryovo.

According to his spokesman Dmitri Peskov, Putin has himself regularly tested for the virus.

It was said that he wanted to be vaccinated with the Russian vaccine.

Boris Johnson sends corona-infected Donald Trump well-being wishes

Update from October 2, 10.55 a.m.:

Politicians from all over the world have sent

Donald Trump well-being

wishes.

It was previously announced that the US president had tested positive for the corona virus.

British Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

sent his "best wishes" to Trump and his wife Melania via Twitter, who was also found to have the novel corona virus.

"Hope they both recover quickly from the coronavirus," added Johnson.

The British Prime Minister himself contracted Covid-19 in the spring and therefore had to spend a few days in the intensive care unit.

My best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady.

Hope they both have a speedy recovery from coronavirus.

- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) October 2, 2020

The

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

wrote on Twitter that he wished his "friend" Trump "a speedy recovery and good health."

The head of the

World Health Organization (WHO)

, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, responded to the news from Washington.

He wished Trump "a full and speedy recovery" via Twitter.

WHO chairman wishes Trump "quick recovery" after positive corona test

The relationship between the

WHO

and 

Trump 

is not for the best: the US President

initiated

his country's exit from the UN specialized agency at the beginning of July because of its handling of the

corona pandemic

.

He accused the WHO of having enabled the new virus to spread worldwide through a China-friendly course.

+

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania tested positive for the coronavirus.

© Brendan Smialowski / AFP

Update from October 2, 10.45 a.m.:

The news that

Donald Trump

is infected

with the

corona

virus went around the world on Friday morning.

It is still unclear what impact this will have on the US election campaign *.

Big events that Trump has benefited from so far are likely to be canceled for the time being.

Corona: Trump is positive - EU Council President sends recovery wishes

Update from October 2, 10 a.m.:

After the announcement that Donald Trump had tested positive for the corona virus, the US President receives support from Europe.

EU Council President Charles Michel

wished

Corona-infected

US President Donald Trump

and his wife Melania a speedy recovery.

Michel wrote on Twitter on Friday: “Covid-19 is a battle we keep fighting.

Every day.

No matter where we live. "

Wishing @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a speedy recovery.

#COVID ー 19 is a battle we all continue to fight.



Every day.



No matter where we live.

https://t.co/w5WH1pgvpB

- Charles Michel (@eucopresident) October 2, 2020

Even before Trump's corona infection became known, the group at Maybrit Illner debated the US President and the election campaign.

Sigmar Gabriel used the "N" word.

Donald Trump tested positive for Corona: negative effects on the Dax

Update from October 2, 9:32 a.m

.:

Donald Trump's

corona infection

has an impact on the

Dax

.

Investors reacted with concern on Friday morning.

The effects on US politics - especially in the negotiations of the next Corona economic stimulus package - and on the US election campaign

could be immense

, warned analyst Thomas Altmann from QC Partners.

The

Dax

fell in the first few minutes of trading by 1.34 percent to 12,560.00 points.

Thanks to the high gains on Monday, this indicates a weekly plus of around 0.7 percent for the German benchmark index.

The MDax of the 60 medium-sized stock market stocks lost 1.09 percent on Friday morning to 27,051.16 points.

The leading Eurozone index EuroStoxx 50 lost around 1.3 percent.

Donald Trump and Melania tested positive for Corona - President has guesses as to how virus got into the White House

First report from October 2nd, 7.09 a.m .:

Washington - US President

Donald Trump

* and First Lady

Melania

*

have contracted the 

corona

virus.

Trump announced this on Friday night (local time) on Twitter.

Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19.

We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately.

We will get through this TOGETHER!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020

Coronavirus: Donald Trump and Melania tested positive

Also

Melania Trump

announced on Twitter to speak.

Like too many Americans, she and the president are in quarantine.

“We feel good,” assured the official account, which we look after from Melania Trump's office.

As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19.

We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements.

Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.

- Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020

The president and his wife had to get

tested

for the

corona virus

*

because a close adviser to Trump had previously tested positive.

Trump confirmed in an interview with Fox News on Thursday evening (local time) that

Hope Hicks was

infected *.

"She tested positive," said

Trump

.

"We spend a lot of time with her." Trump expected to get his result later that evening or Friday morning.

"In the meantime we will start our quarantine process," wrote the 74-year-old on Twitter after the interview.

Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible!

The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results.

In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020

Donald Trump has Corona and suspects infection in the military or police

Trump

suggested that

Hicks

could have been infected

by

members of the military

or

police officers

.

"They come to you and they want to hug you and they want to kiss you because we did a really good job for them, you get close and

things happen

," Trump said.

"I was surprised to hear about Hope, but she is a very warm person towards you and she knows that there is a risk, but she is young." You can't just say: "Stay away, stay away", said Trump.

+

Hope Hicks and Jared Kushner: The counselor tested positive for the coronavirus.

© Alex Brandon / AP / dpa

There

have been corona infections in the

vicinity of

Trump

.

However, Hicks is the closest person to the president known to have become infected.

According to matching media reports,

Hicks

traveled to Cleveland

with Trump on Tuesday in the Air Force One presidential plane for the

TV debate

, where Trump met his Democratic challenger Joe Biden *.

On Wednesday, she traveled to Minnesota for an election campaign appearance.

(lb with dpa) * Merkur.de and fr.de are part of the Ippen digital network

List of rubric lists: © SAUL LOEB / AFP

Source: merkur

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