October 05, 2020
06:00
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Doctors call the covid-19-infected US president’s ride past his supporters on Sunday as “madness.” Clearly, Donald Trump is eager to leave the hospital and campaign again.
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‘Madness’. This is how James Phillips, a doctor affiliated with Walter Reed Military Hospital in Maryland, describes the ride Donald Trump took on Sunday past his supporters in front of the hospital. According to the doctor, the ride with the covid patient in the hermetically sealed armored car unnecessarily endangered the security personnel present.
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The American president has been hospitalized since Friday, after he had announced himself a day earlier tested positive for covid-19. This was followed by a chaotic weekend, full of conflicting reports about Trump’s health.
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“His health situation has improved,” said his physician Sean Conley at a press conference outside Bethesda hospital, near Washington. As with any disease course, there were ups and downs, Conley added. He went on to say that Trump may be leaving Walter Reed hospital as early as Monday.
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Earlier, Trump, who became infected with the corona virus, had spread a video message of good 4 minutes.
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The president said in it that he did not feel so well at first when he arrived at the hospital. “But now things are getting better”, it says. ‘I’m starting to feel good. We don’t know for the next few days. That will be the real test, I think. We’ll see what happens in the next days. ‘
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Campaign
Trump thinks he will be able to move forward with the election campaign soon. This happened to millions of people in the world. We will beat this coronavirus, or whatever you want to call it, ” he says.
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He says about his treatment that it is ‘miracles from God’. Among other things, the president was given an experimental drug with synthetic antibodies from the pharmaceutical company Regeneron to boost his immunity.
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Finally, the president also thanked for the statements of support he received, including from political opponents. “I won’t forget that.” World leaders who expressed their condolences were also thanked.
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Remdesivir
Although not yet out of danger, the team remains cautiously optimistic.
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In a written statement following the video message, the White House says the president has now received a second dose of the virus-inhibiting agent Remdesivir, a drug developed against Ebola from Gilead Sciences, a partner of Galapagos in Belgium. “Although not yet out of danger, the team remains cautiously optimistic.”
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Uncertainty
Trump also responded with the video to the uncertainty who had risen over his state of health. On Saturday, the physician had stated at a press conference that Trump’s condition was improving and that he was showing only mild symptoms. However, a White House insider – which turned out to be Chief of Staff Mike Meadows – told various media outlets that the president’s situation was still “worrying.”
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While Trump is hospitalized, his Vice President Mike Pence and his children will continue the Republican election campaign. The campaign team calls that plan ‘Operation MAGA’, after the classic Trump slogan ‘Make America Great Again’.
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Pence will campaign for Trump at a rally in Arizona on Oct. 8. The day before, he takes part in a televised debate with Democratic Vice President-designate Kamala Harris in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to Pence, Trump’s children Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are sent into the field.
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