⁍ Trump left the White House and was moved to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington on Friday just hours after he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
⁍ White House doctor Sean P. Conley told reporters outside the hospital that Trump had not experienced difficulty breathing.
⁍ ‘The team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made,’ Conley said.
– President Trump’s doctors say he’s “doing very well” after being diagnosed with the deadly virus known as coronavirus, but a source familiar with his health tells Reuters that some of his vital signs have been “very concerning” over the last 24 hours. White House doctor Sean Conley wouldn’t give a timetable for Trump’s possible release from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was hospitalized Friday after being diagnosed with the virus. “The team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made,” Conley said Saturday, per the New York Times. Conley said Trump, 74, has been treated with the antiviral drug Remdesivir and an experimental drug called Regeneron’s REGN-COV2, though it’s not clear whether he will need to continue treatment for the virus, which has killed more than 200,000 people in the US so far. The Times’ sources say the decision to transport Trump to the hospital came after he had experienced difficulty breathing and his oxygen level dropped, prompting doctors to give him supplemental oxygen. Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, also tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and will work from home, according to a senior campaign official. Vice President Mike Pence, who would take over presidential duties if Trump became severely ill, tested negative, a spokesman said. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was himself hospitalized with COVID-19 in April, told reporters on Saturday he had no doubt Trump would make a strong recovery. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to Trump and his wife, wishing them a speedy recovery.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-trump/trumps-covid-19-symptoms-very-concerning-next-48-hours-critical-source-idUSKBN26O03M