Donald Trump is being criticized for saying, on his return to the White House after being discharged from Walter Reed Hospital on Monday, that Americans “should not be afraid” of the new coronanavirus and should “make their lives”, forgetting It is said that the overwhelming majority of the population does not have access to the high quality treatments to which they have been submitted, including the use of an experimental drug that has not yet been approved by the pharmaceutical authority.In addition to being treated with the antiviral remdesivir, which helps to reduce recovery time, and the steroid dexomethasone, normally used to treat the most serious cases of patients with Covid-19, Trump also received experimental antibody therapy developed by pharmaceutical company Regeneron, which showed promising results in a first study with 275 patients. This treatment has not yet received an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, having been made available after a special request from doctors assisting Trump. “Trump was probably the only patient in the world who received these three drugs,” epidemiologist Seema Yasmin told CNN.
Trump also received top medical care that is not available to the overwhelming majority of Americans and is being monitored permanently by the White House medical team, who this Tuesday ensured that the president’s condition “is very good”. “He spent a quiet night at home and has no symptoms. Vital signs and physical examinations remain stable and the oxygen level remains at 95-96%, ”said the president’s doctor, Sean Conley, who has been criticized for contradictory statements about Trump’s health status.
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Two more infected
Two more White House officials tested positive for the new coronavirus this Tuesday, raising the number of people close to Trump to 16 who are infected.
Enhanced precautions
The White House has announced it will take more precautions to protect employees who are closest to Trump.
Currency celebrates “victory”
The official White House store on the Internet already has a commemorative coin on sale that celebrates the president’s “victory” against Covid-19.
Acrylic protects ‘vices’ in tonight’s debate
Vice President Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris will be separated by an acrylic barrier in tonight’s debate in Salt Lake City. The protective measures have been reinforced and the candidates will be at a distance of almost 4 meters.
10% of the world population may have already been infected with the virus
The World Health Organization has admitted that about 10% of the world population, that is, one in 10 people, may have already contracted the new coronavirus. “Our best estimates tell us that about 10% of the global population may have already been infected with this virus,” said WHO Health Emergency Specialist Mike Ryan.
Nearly 36 million people have tested positive for Covid-19 worldwide, but the actual number of infections may be far higher, as many asymptomatic cases will have gone unnoticed.
“Although all countries have been affected by the virus, it is necessary to remember that this is an unequal pandemic: 10 countries are responsible for 70% of all registered cases and deaths, and only three countries are responsible for half,” said Mike Ryan. . With regard to the difficulties in containing the new outbreaks that are emerging in most countries, the WHO official was clear: “A difficult period is coming”.
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