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Helicopters, medication, special treatment: Trump's corona disease cost a huge amount - especially in comparison

2020-10-20T14:55:36.521Z


It was a treatment that no one has received before: Donald Trump's corona infection was treated in a special way. Now it is clear how much the whole thing cost.


It was a treatment that no one has received before: Donald Trump's corona infection was treated in a special way.

Now it is clear how much the whole thing cost.

  • The US election is on November 3, and the number one campaign topic seems to be Corona.

  • President Donald Trump * infected himself with Covid-19 in October.

  • The treatment cost around $ 650,000.

Washington, DC - "The corona pandemic will soon be over" - these were the optimistic words

US President Donald Trump used to

address his supporters on Monday at an election campaign event in Arizona *.

Covid-19 is still

determining the political situation in the United States around two weeks before the presidential election *.

It therefore seems only understandable that

Trump

wants to use

Corona

to secure his re-election.

But is it enough to just look into the crystal ball?

The pandemic speaks against the president.

USA: Donald Trump infected with Corona - special treatment in the military hospital

In the

USA

, the

pandemic has

recently picked up speed again.

As in many other countries, the number of infections has increased in the third largest country on earth.

Donald Trump

has also been one of the more than eight million corona cases since the beginning of October

.

The 74-year-old was in hospital for a total of three days and was able to skillfully exploit this time for election campaign purposes.

It's kind of a heroic story that the Republican * built.

On October 3,

Trump was

flown

to the

Walter Reed Military Hospital

by helicopter

, spoke to the people on social media during his stay and left the hospital bed on October 5, waving in a black SUV.

His constituents applauded and cheered

Trump's

clear message: The president has defeated the virus!

The costs of the exemplary special treatment (which every other US president would probably have received in his place) were not yet known at the time, that's different now.

+

US President Donald Trump staged his discharge from the hospital.

For example, he demonstratively removed his mouth and nose protection - although he could still have been infectious at the time.

© WIN MCNAMEE / afp

USA: This is how much Donald Trump's corona infection cost

According to a projection by the business magazine

"

Business Insider"

have

Trumps corona treatment

, the American taxpayer a total of about

cost US $ 650,000

.

$ 234,000 was spent on helicopter flights alone.

Trump's

helicopter

was accompanied by two other machines on the way from the White House * to the hospital.

A flight costs 39,000 dollars, makes 117,000 dollars each for a return flight - for a flight distance of less than 15 minutes.

Another cost driver was drug treatment.

Trump

was

treated

with the antiviral

remdesivir

, among other things

, but also with a special

antibody cocktail

.

Because this drug has not yet been approved, the exact costs are difficult to grasp.

The “Business Insider” puts it at

$ 300,000

.

In addition, there would be additional expenses for medical treatment.

Thus

Trump

about several times a day on

Covid-19

tested and medically examined.

That would add another $ 100,000.

USA: Donald Trump makes it clear - "China will pay, and a large amount"

Because

Trump,

unlike other patients, was not treated in the conventional intensive care unit, but was specially

accommodated

in a

VIP area

including a presidential suite, another $ 4,000 per night would be added, i.e. $ 12,000.

In the end, this would mean spending at least $ 646,000.

In Germany, inpatient treatment costs an average of 10,700 euros.

And Trump?

He promised to ensure that “everyone receives the same medicine” as he does - and that “free of charge and as early as possible.” Who generally has to pay for the financial consequences of the

pandemic

?

"China will pay, and a large amount, for what they have done to the world and to us."

(As) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network

List of rubric lists: © WIN MCNAMEE / afp

Source: merkur

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