White House physician Dr. Sean Conley announced on October 6 that President Trump was displaying no symptoms of the coronavirus.
“This morning the President’s team of physicians met with him in the residence,” the memo from Conley read. “He had a restful first night at home, and today he reports no symptoms.”
Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo on October 8: “I feel perfect. There’s nothing wrong…. I don’t think I’m contagious at all.”
The BBC quoted from Dr. Conley’s report, which said: “[The president’s] physical exam and vital signs, including oxygen saturation and respiratory rate, all remain stable and in normal range.”
The report added: “The president’s labs demonstrated detectable levels of SARS-CoV-2-IgG antibodies on Monday October 5th.”
In contrast, noted the doctor, blood samples levels drawn from the president on October 1 had shown “undetectable” antibodies.
“We’ll continue to closely monitor and I will update you as I know more,” Dr. Conley said.
Upon his discharge from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 5, Trump said, “I feel great!”
In the early morning hours of October 2, Trump stated via Twitter that he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for COVID-19.
Conley sent a memorandum to White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany stating, “The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence.”
Melania Trump said to her Twitter followers: “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.”
On October 5, CNN quoted from McEnany’s tweet saying that she had tested positive for COVID-19, but speaking with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that evening, McEnany said she was “feeling great” and “very blessed” to have no symptoms.
Soon after the president received his positive COVID diagnosis, the White House began implementing measures to prevent further transmission of the virus.
Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on October 7 that anyone interacting with Trump has been wearing “full PPE, masks, goggles and the like.”
A memo was issued two days prior to that calling for limited traffic on the first floor of the West Wing and at the presidential residence, with strict measures on protection equipment and hand sanitizer for anyone within six feet of the president.
In an October 8 report, The Epoch Times cited Trump’s statement crediting an experimental drug treatment regimen, adding that the diagnosis may have been a “blessing in disguise.” “I had tremendous luck with this Regeneron,” Trump said during the interview.
Trump received an experimental antiviral cocktail made by Regeneron through a “compassionate use” exemption.
Earlier in the year, the president said that he was taking hydroxychloroquine, an inexpensive drug has proven useful in treating cases of COVID-19, prophylactically. There were no reports that the president received hydroxychloroquine after testing positive for the virus; perhaps his physicians thought that his treatment with Regeneron was more than adequate.
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