Trump had announced early on Friday that he and the first lady, Melania Trump contracted COVID-19. Answers to the questions concerning the well-being of President Donald Trump have been provided by Dr. Sean Conley.
“Tonight,
@FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and
recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Trump tweeted
shortly before 1 am (6 am in Nigeria) Friday.
President
Trump, who is known to be very active on Twitter, has now been absent from the
app for over 16 hours – an unusual occurrence that has raised questions
concerning his well-being.
However, in a
statement released by the White House, the president’s physician, Dr Sean
Conley, said Trump received a “single 8-gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal
antibody cocktail” after being diagnosed with the coronavirus on Friday.
The statement
titled “Health Update on President Donald J. Trump” further revealed that he
completed the infusion without incident.
However, the
statement noted that as of this afternoon, President Trump remains “fatigued”
but in good spirit, while the First Lady remains well with only a mild cough
and headache.
A further
update by Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany confirmed that President Trump will
now be flown to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for further
medical evaluation.
“At the
recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the president will be
working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days,”
press secretary McEnany said.
Eric Trump
also said his father “will fight through this with the same strength and
conviction that he uses to fight for America each and every day. I ask you to
join me in praying for his recovery.”
White House
official Alyssa Farah also confirmed that power has not been transferred to the
vice president.
“The
president is in charge,” Farah stated.
However, a
senior administration official confirmed that Vice President Pence is at the
Naval Observatory residence.
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