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TRUMP MASKENBALL ROUND THE HOSPITAL
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Trump's drive around the hospital endangers the health of others: 'They could die because of a political show'
A White House spokesman says the president's move was approved by a medical team: 'He returned to the hospital suite very quickly'
Writes: HinaPosted: 05. October 2020. 08:00
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The short exit of US President Donald Trump from the hospital where he is being treated for COVID 19 in order to wave the gathered supporters out of the car has provoked numerous warnings and criticism that he endangered the health of other people due to political points.
Trump was filmed Sunday night from the back seat of a black car, with a mask on his face, waving to supporters gathered in front of Walter Reed Military Hospital in suburban Washington. While driving, two other people could be seen in the car with him.
Patients diagnosed with coronavirus infection generally have to remain in quarantine for 14 days, the usual incubation time for coronavirus, so as not to infect other people. Trump received a positive test for coronavirus on Thursday, but it was not announced that he was infected until Friday morning.
Just before leaving the hospital, Trump posted a video on Twitter saying he was preparing "a little surprise for the great patriots who gathered on the street."
White House spokesman Judd Deere described Trump's exit from the hospital as "a short ride in a motorized procession to wave to supporters" and added that Trump returned to the hospital suite very quickly.
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Trump supporters filmed in front of Walter Reed Military Hospital in suburban Washington
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Deere noted that “appropriate precautions have been taken” before driving to protect the president and those who support him.
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“The move was approved by the medical team,” he added.
Criticism soon followed, including that of Walter Reed Hospital doctor.
“Every person in the car during that completely unnecessary presidential drive now has to be quarantined for 14 days,” James Phillips , a physician and professor of emergency medicine at George Washington University , wrote on Twitter .
"They could get sick. They could die. Because of a political show."
Senator Brian Schatz , a Democrat from Hawaii, added that he "prays for the health of members of the secret service who were accompanied by Trump: it is clear to them that risk is part of their job, only they should not be put in a situation where they have to think threatens from the person you are protecting ".
There were also messages of support, so Republican Greg Abbott , the governor of Texas, wrote on the news about Trump's drive around the hospital on Twitter that Trump seems to have recovered quickly from COVID. "So many prayers have been answered," he added.
Trump's health is unclear, he could be released from the hospital today
The U.S. president could come out of the hospital where he is being treated for covida-19 on Monday, his doctors said, although his health condition is still unclear and experts outside the hospital warn that his case could be serious.
Staying at Walter Reed Hospital in suburban Washington since Friday, Donald Trump released a series of videos to convince the public that he is recovering from a coronavirus that infected 7.4 million Americans and killed more than 209,000. "This is a very interesting trip. I've learned a lot about the covid," he said in a video he posted on Twitter on Sunday.
Trump’s return to the White House could help him get his campaign back to normal as his tough election battle against Democrat Joe Biden continues.
A Reuters / Ipsos poll released on Sunday shows Biden leading ahead of Trump by 10 percentage points.
About 65 percent of Americans said Trump would not have been infected if he had taken the virus more seriously.
Trump's doctors said his health was improving and that he could return to the White House as early as Monday.
Still, the 74-year-old Trump is being treated with steroids, dexmetazone, which is normally taken only in the most severe cases. He has also been receiving the antiviral drug remdesivir intravenously for two days, from a five-day course.
White House doctor Dr. Sean P. Conley said Monday that Trump's condition was more severe than he had previously admitted. Conley said Trump had a high fever Friday morning and received oxygen after his blood oxygen level dropped.
Doctors unrelated to Trump's treatment said they suspected his condition could be worse than Conley said. As an overweight older man, Trump is in a category that is more likely to develop more serious complications or die from the disease.
Trump has consistently downplayed the risks of a pandemic since its first outbreak this year, and has repeatedly violated physical distance regulations to combat the spread of the infection.
On Sunday night, he was filmed waving to supporters gathered in front of a military hospital from the back seat of a black car, with a mask on his face. While driving, two other people could be seen in the car with him. He also said that he met with soldiers and members of the emergency services - which caused criticism that even more Americans could be exposed to the infection.
Biden, 77, was tested negative for the disease several times after sharing the stage with Trump during a debate last Tuesday. He is scheduled to continue his campaign Monday in Florida, where polls show a close race on a key battlefield for the Nov. 3 election.
Several people who were inaugural ceremonies at the White House on Sept. 26 when Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court judge were tested positive for covid-19.
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