Donald Trump Returns To The White House, Removes Mask Despite Being COVID-19 Positive
On Monday, US President Donald Trump returned to the White House after spending four days in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after going through COVID-19 treatment. Even though he is still infected with the highly contagious disease, he chose to remove his face mask as soon as he reached the White House.
On Monday, US President Donald Trump returned to the White House after spending four days in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, for treatment of COVID-19. Even though he is still infected with the highly contagious disease, he chose to remove his face mask as soon as he reached the White House.
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Just shortly after leaving the hospital, he told Americans to "get out there" but to be careful of the virus. The novel coronavirus has claimed more than 200,000 lives in the United States.
Through a video message on Twitter, the 45th US President said, "Don't let it dominate your life -- get out there, be careful."
He added, "Now I'm better, maybe I'm immune, I don't know."
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¡ª Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
According to a report by Reuters, Donald Trump's medical team confirmed that he is not entirely "out of the woods yet" but was able to go home. They added that his oxygen levels were normal and he will get his fifth dose of Remdesivir at the White House.
The US President was hospitalised for four days and now intends to participate in the next presidential debate with Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden. The debate is all set to take place on October 15 in Miami, Florida.
He boarded a helicopter from the hospital to return to the White House, a property which has been hit by a number of COVID-19 infections. He took to Twitter to make the announcement about his return.
He said, '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'.
¡ª Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Both, the president and his wife - First Lady Melania Trump - had tested positive for the novel virus on Thursday after Trump's close advisor, Hope Hicks, was infected with the disease.
After the couple was quarantined, the White House was hit with a series of infections. Reportedly, more than half a dozen people from the president's circle both inside and outside the White House, along with Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last four days.
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