President Donald Trump’s physician says he continues to improve almost a week after he tested positive for COVID-19.
In a memo on Wednesday, Dr. Sean Conley wrote, “The President this morning says ‘I feel great!’ His physical exam and vital signs, including oxygen saturation and respiratory rate, all remain stable and in normal range.”
“He’s now been fever-free for more than 4-days, symptom-free for over 24 hours, and has not needed nor received any supplemental oxygen since initial hospitalization. Of note today, the President’s labs demonstrated detectable levels of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies from labs drawn Monday, October 5th; initial IgG levels drawn late Thursday night were undetectable,” he continued.
Read the memo below:
Latest update from WH Physician Sean Conley reports Pres Trump has been “fever-free for more than 4 days, symptom-free for over 24 hours.” The brief statement also says the Pres has “detectable levels” of SARS/COVID antibodies, which were not detectable late Thursday. pic.twitter.com/v5Zbc52h2x
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 7, 2020
On Friday, Trump was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive for COVID-19. Three days later, Trump announced that he would return to the White House and said that he felt “better than I did 20 years ago.”
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
While Conley told reporters on Monday that Trump is not “may not entirely be out of the woods,” the next morning, he said that the president was not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
As the president’s condition improved, he expressed his desire to debate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 15.
I am looking forward to the debate on the evening of Thursday, October 15th in Miami. It will be great!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2020
However, Biden said, “I think if he still has COVID, we shouldn’t have a debate.”
“By the way, I think we’re going to have to follow very strict guidelines … Too many people have been infected, and it’s a very serious problem, and so I’ll be guided by the guidelines of the Cleveland Clinic and what the docs say, the right thing to do. If and when he shows up for the debate,” he added.
