The virus continues its spread to the west wing with press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany the latest prominent name to test positive. Heading back to the white house, what impact will all of this have on the president ial campaign . Security forces have now come into the square, firing tear gas and what sounds like sound bombs. Policing care to stand breakup in kirgastan reckitt process brought about by parliament and sundays elections. Breakup protests after sundays elections. U. S. President donald trump says he believe hospital in the coming hour. The u. S. Death toll surpassing 2000 10,000 210,000. He says not to fear covid. He encouraged people to not let the virus dominate their lives saying the country has really great drugs. And he felt better than he did 20 years ago. Doctors treating President Trump explain why they think he can continue recovering at the white house. The past when he for hours, the president has over the past 24 hours, the president has continued to improve. Hell receive another dose of remdesivir and we will get him home. It has been 72 hours since his last fever. Oxygen levels including ambulatory saturations and breathing are normal. He may not entirely be out of the woods yet. The team and i agree our evaluations and his clinical status, support the president safe return home where he will be surrounded by worldclass care. The list of white house officials testing positive for covid19 is growing rapidly. Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany is the latest prominent west wing figure to be diagnosed with the virus. At least two other Communications Aids and other midlevel staffers have tested positive. She says she is sprinting no symptoms experiencing no symptoms. She says she had not been told about the diagnosis of hope hicks who was working out of the west wing. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says no staff numbers were masks or socially distance during preparations for last tuesdays president ial debate. Chris christie is in the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. U. S. Attorney general william barr selfisolating despite testing negative for the virus for time since friday. He attended a potential super spreader event at the white house last week. Lets go live to our White House Correspondent outside the walter reed luke Perry Hospital in bethesda walter reed Military Hospital in bethesda. The president is due to be leaving in the next halfhour. As he leaves, how clear do you think the medical picture of what his situation is right now . It is clear he has not out of danger as of yet. His physician say it is going to be another week before they can really breathe a sigh of relief that he is out of the danger zone. There is still some mystery about exactly when the president first tested positive and negative, and terms of understanding how long he will continue to shed the virus. As a result, in advance of the president s plan to leave the Medical Center in 30 minutes, the white house has been working hard to out fit it so the president can continue to work and not spread to any other staff members. As we have been reporting here at al jazeera all day, there are a number of people that continue to test positive. You mentioned Kayleigh Mcenany but we also know support staff inside the white house residents also testing positive. They want to make sure thats not continue. Into the white house residence. A number of rooms including the map room are being outfitted. The president has continued to tweak throughout the day and one thing he is pushing back on now is how this might impact his ability to win reelection. He says it is not going to have an impact and he believes he will win anyway. He also is hoping for a dramatic exit, from the walter reed Medical Center, or we are standing. Many supporters here are hoping they will catch a glimpse of the president , much like we stopped 24 hours ago when he was in an suv must like we saw 20 for hours ago when he was in an suv. The president will exit via marine one, helicopter, from here to the white house, a 10 minute flight. He had scheduled to leave here at 6 30 p. M. Eastern standard time and land at 6 40 p. M. Eastern standard time. In terms of how the president is hoping to make this dramatic it is not clear, although it is a spectacular sight to see marin one in action. Perhaps that will be enough for the supporters standing by patiently. What about other supporters hoping to see him on the campaign trail . What do you think the impact of his illness will be on the campaign . Despite the presence positive spin, there is no question things are changing. In fact, the latest word we have had from the commission on president ial debates, we note the next president ial debate may have a slightly different format. We already knew was going to be a town hall format versus the facetoface across the stage we have seen with his democratic challenger, joe biden. Now we are hearing this may have a virtual aspect. In light of this outbreak at the white house it is clear that there are people who are gravely concerned. We know there was preparation for the last debate that involved the president s team was not Wearing Masks. We know that hope hicks come his advisor, is one of those people. And of course the spread to the former new Jersey Governor Chris Christie. We have seen it in the inner circle of the white house staff. There was also the rose garden event with the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court has really allowed to this allow this to grow exponentially in terms of the number of infections. There is already discussion about how this campaign will move forward and you have to remember joe biden has already been conducting a scaleddown campaign and wearing a mask. He has been conducting a lot of virtual fundraisers, as has has Vice President ial running mate, Harris Kamala harris. The Vice President has been known to have large indoor rallies without wearing a mask but it is hard to see how that will be able to continue given the fact that the president will not be able to hit the Campaign Trial for at least another week. Kimberly, outside the hospital and we are expecting the president to leave in the next halfhour. For the moment, thank you. Earlier i spoke with an epidemiologist at the federation of american scientists explained what to expect next in trunks trumps ago treatment. This illness has a seesaw unpractical effect, find today and unpredictable effect of find today and see her tomorrow. The white house has a full cadre of doctors on standby. Im glad he is doing better there is also longterm effects, such as brain fatigue, or brain fog, and other chronic conditions that come from this, so we will have to see. I do not think he is entirely out of the woods yet. This is a very unproductive will disease. Theres a saying in washington, d. C. , if someone is awake, they have bright spirit. If they have if they are unconscious, their resting peacefully. Theres always going to be spin here and we do not know the details, even the number of oxygen dips he had, it is still very vague how low it went. In terms of the drug he is using, dexamethasone, it is a pretty severe drug, in terms of it is only reserved for severe, critical patients, not for mild. It actually slows down the immune system and increases virus replication. So we have to really see. He is definitely not out of the woods. Anything can still happen. John jordan is a republican strategist and he joins us now by skype from sonoma, california. Thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. We heard the president s medical team speaking two hours ago and they were saying he is well enough to go, i suppose, home, although there will be medical assistance there, and he is not out of the woods. The next week will be telling. How worried are you about the impact this could have on his health and the campaign . One worries a great deal. Bear in mind, physicians and any bureaucracy, hospital or the military, nobody, everybody is going to say well, he is not out of the woods yet, because if something goes wrong but nobody wants to be the guy they point to when they said, his fine, so theyre going to err on the side of these vague, gauzy statements but it is telling that they are going to let him go home and he wants to go home. It is critical for President Trumps clinical future that he be well and he is able to travel and campaign. If he is hobbled by the virus and locked up and obviously sick, that would be nearly fatal for his campaign. He needs to be somebody who has encountered virus, had the virus and overcome the bars and now can talk about the virus in a human way, much like Boris Johnson in the u. K. , he would have been it in a survivor and will know it in the media do not. Looking at the u. K. Figures now for contagion im not sure that is the best example to use in this situation. And also going home for some elected president you have medical assistance at the white house is not like going home for most of us would be. But talk about what you were saying that human angle i suppose it gives him now . When he tweets things like, dont be afraid, dont let the virus dominate your life. Do you think this is a wise message . Or do you think that actually he, and away, is still showing he does not fully understand a dangerous the virus can be . Well, lets not get caught up in media characterizations of it , first of all, life does go on, we have to run our lives and we cannot let covid run it for us. We have to acknowledge its existence but we cannot live in paralyzed fear buried in the basement either. We have to run our businesses, run our country, and go about our life, enjoy our lives, we cannot live in terror. It matters here, politically, is what the president says publicly. His messaging is, over the next week or so. If he follows up on that tweet saying, yes, it is something to be scared of, the thing we have to be cautious about, i, President Trump, should know, how easily somebody can get this. At the same time we cannot let it run our lives either. Depends on the context he puts around it if you put the human face on it and says yes, i understand it, yes i have been working to do with it effectively, despite it being mischaracterized by the american press, you know, he could and this could be an opportunity for him to reboot his campaign and negate this issue for the balance of American Election season. While you are talking i would like to say we are seeing live pictures now of the helicopter that has just ride at dust just arrived at walter reed Military Hospital, presumably to pick up the president in the next few minutes. You are saying how the press has twisted things but we know the present was not Wearing Masks and did not make them compulsory. Theres a difference between stopping the whole country and taking percussions precautions the way many other nations have. The fact that many people in the white house have been infected now with the coronavirus, again, how damaging to think this is going to be for the campaign . I also of a technical question. If the president should actually fall ill, is there a plan b from the Republican Party . Is there a precedent for Something Like this . There is not exactly a precedent but there is a procedure. Should the president of the United States and his Party Nominee for president or even if youre not president and just a nominee for your party and you fall ill, the party would then be able to choose a replacement nominee it not necessarily be a Vice President ial nominee, although Vice President pence would become interim president , the party could still choose another nominee. There is a process for that. Certainly it is almost unthinkable in the last on 30 days before an election. As a practical matter, resident trump will be staying on the ballot in a matter what. Ballots are printed and have already been shipped out to a lot of places. The present the president taking this seriously, he is the one who did institute unprecedented throughout the world operation warp speed to get a vaccine and get a vaccine in the hands of americans. The american political system does not allow the president of the United States to impose a mask mandate, that is unconstitutional, only governors can do that. He did set an example he could set an example though, couldnt t . Or he could have done that . Masks only protects the people around the person wearing the mask. So, also there is a lot of conflicting guidances around masks, whether or not you need a three ply or in n95, but most important a what it is is the president of United States sees himself as a symbol and he is willing to take some risks to not have to appear week like that weak like that. It is not partularly dignified, and the president was willing to assume risks to do that. Im not sure i agree with that appearing weak, taking percussions is not appearing wake. Weak. Regarding the precautions youre speaking to, how worried were people and how worried they still are for President Trump . Your singing is unthinkable for him 29 days before the election to be more seriously l. But unfortunate more seriously ill. But unfortunately we have seen people even not survive covid. Or even be debilitated for a long time. How worried are republicans right now and even supporters of the president . Insiders i talked to in and out of the campaign and the white house routinely, they are not really worried about his physical, no one it in the know is particularly worried about his physical health. People are comfortable that he is going to survive. What they are worried about, what the with a are working on now is how does this affect the race . But insiders, republican insiders with connections inside the white house are not concerned for his welfare, his mortality. Even people in the president s conditions, being older and overweight, have a better than a 99 and a half percent survival rate and on top of that the president is getting the best care the country can give him, so people are not too worried about that but they are worried about political applications. Ok what we will political implications. We will have to see how it develops. John jordan republican strategist thank you for joining us. Meanwhile democratic president ial nominee joe biden has called on donald trump to make the wearing of masks mandatory across the u. S. , saying the nations Coronavirus Crisis is far from over. The former Vice President made the comment ring a Campaign Event in miamis Little Havana where he was discussing growth for the hispanic community. Experts eight universal masking could save between now and january 100,000 lives. Let me say that again. Between now and january, mandatory masking could save 100,000 lives. I backed that mandate month ago. He should back it now. Since the president enter the hospital friday, more than since friday, more than 100,000 more people have been diagnosed with covid. This week at least 5000 more will die. Cases and deaths are climbing in many states. I hope the president s recovery is swift and successful, but our nations covered crisis is far, far from over. More about this with Andy Gallagher in miami now. What did you make of that statement by joe biden . How do you think the president s illness affects the campaign right now . I think joe biden has decided to take a particular approach here. The former Vice President could easily say look, i told you so, you mocked me for big a mask during the first president ial debate. But he is not doing that. He is saying let science be our Guiding Light in tackling this condemning. He is tackling this pandemic. He indicated to voters across the country that is what he would do as resident. As president. It is a particular approach the Joe Biden Campaign has dis cussed. As to the effect on the Upcoming Campaign and President Trumps health, it is not known now, we are getting mixed messages from doctors. On the 15th of october joe biden and donald trump are supposed to meet for the second president ial debate here in miami. As to that joe biden says, if the doctor says it is safe, if president travis told he is healthy enough to do that, lets go ahead. Otherwise lets listen to what the doctor say and let science be the got. Lets let science be the guide. He reminded us of issues in florida beyond covid. Florida, one of the key states. What are topics there that candidates need to address . Florida is the quintessential battleground state. It is an important state because demographically it represents the entire nation. What happens here tends to happen in the entire country. There are paths to the white house without florida for joe biden. But for President Trump that is not the case. Joe biden is here today because he needs to do better with has panic and latino voters. With hispanic and latino voters. He is traveling with cubanamericans who believe joe biden is a socialist and that is something that American Voters fear in joe biden. So he is trying to convince them otherwise. There are 20 not electoral 29 electoral votes here in the sunshine state. And all paths lead through florida. This is joe biden second visit. President trump comes down to maralago. This is a key state. Remember he only won the state by thousand votes in 2016. Both candidates need to make up an impression need to make an impression if they are to win in november. Lets go back to our correspondent outside walter reed hospital, where the president as but not for long. We just saw the official helicopter, marine one, arrived a few minutes ago. Yes, that is right. And the supporters were excited when that happened. Everybody got out there cell phones began to videotape that. They are keyed up as you can hear behind me and it could get loud in the next few moments. Let me give you a sense of the scene inside walter reed go centre. Walter reed Medical Center. Theres a motorcade set up to take the president from his hospital doorway to the landing side, where marine one is waiting. White house staffers assembled outside that door anticipating the president s departure, emerging from the hospital behind me. He will be put into a motorcade and make that very short trip to marine one. Then it is a 10 minute flight from here. They will travel south. We are in bethesda, maryland, a 30 minute drive north of washington dc. They will take that 10 minute flight to the south lot of the white house where the president is expected to be graded by greeted by aroundtheclock medical staff. Also we understand the white house has now been outfitted with certain room, like the map room, so he can continue the work of president , not going to the west wing or where the oval office is located were typically president s will work. Instead he will remain in the residence of the white house, the main structure so many are familiar with, while he continues to recuperate. As you recall, with covid19, youre contagious for quite a long time. There is still fogginess with medical experts about how long a person will continue to shed that virus. Of course, as we have been reporting, there are 70 people who continue to test positive so many people who continue to test positive for covid19 at the white house. We had the press secretary and another member of the press staff and to members of the support staff inside the residence. To mitigate this and make sure the president does not continue to potentially infect others of the white house while they are supporting him, they have made accommodations. In terms of the president s prognosis we know from his doctors they are cautiously optimistic. The president is not yet out of the woods in terms of risk, particularly because of his advanced age and he does have Underlying Health conditions including being overweight, which can be very dangerous at his age. So we know the president is going to be under careful watch and scrutiny for at least another week. Because they say that if they can get president with his therapies through to next monday, they believe he may be in the clear. That may be difficult for this president because he likes to hit the campaign trail. He likes to do things in a big way. We are expecting he has promised this departure will be spectacular, and how he will pull that off we are not exactly sure. 24 hours ago he was in an suv, amid some controversy, to see supporters, not sure he will have the same opportunity this time. This president keenly aware that his rival, joe biden, the democratic president ial nominee in florida. The president is not able to campaign when he is behind in the polls by at least eight or nine points. To think because of that he has turning this leaving of the hospital into a bit of an event . Because press members like you were called down to the hospital if i understand correctly . Because you thought there was going to be some kind of announcement, press briefing . But you do not really know he was going to leave hospital in the next few minutes, did you . Youre absolutely right. How we refer to it in the White House Press corps is that donald trump enjoys spectacle. Everything is a show. You have to remember, donald trump before he was a real estate businessman, and before he was leading the tabloids, he was also a reality tv star here in the United States, famous for the saying, youre fired. Donald trump likes to show and he knows how to produce a show and whenever you see a standard news press conference, donald trump is producing it, he is directing people, motioning them to stand in the right place. It is a little bit of color you see in addition to the news headlines. This is no exception. We are already told the president is planning something or at least trying to make a grand show of this. What this is, though, barbara, this is an effort to project strength. Donald trump is not like weakness. So he is trying to show that he has defeated covid19, that it tried to get him, but he fought back, and the reason he is doing this, as he is trying to show not only leadership as he tries to convince American Voters that he needs another turn in order to conduct some of the work on his agenda, but also he is trying to draw a contrast. And so far that is going to be challenging. Because there has been a lot of criticism of this president. His handling of covid19, the coronavirus response, that perhaps could have prevented some of the shutdowns economically americans are feeling. In addition, the hundreds of thousands of people who have died. The president is getting hit hard for his handling of that. He is already behind in the polls. Now the fact that he is gotten covid19. His rival, joe biden, has not. He is going to try to turn this into a positive even as people are criticizing him for not wearing a mask, for having large, not socially distance gatherings, which of caught up to him. Unlike his rival who is had scaleddown fundraisers and limited appearances to protect Public Safety and himself. Expect the talking points in the coming days will be about donald trump confronting this. We heard in a tweet today he said, he believes that he dominated this or is dominating covid19. So donald trump as he often does, he turns a negative into a positive even as the rest of us are scratching our heads, wondering how there can be anything positive about what he is saying, he will branded as such and that is typically what donald trump is about, things are going wrong, he changes the optics by simply stating that it is better than it actually is. And that is how we have seen him handling his illness so far. That mustve been a prettys painful statement to hear for the relatives of the 210aiog