Condition after testing positive for the coronavirus. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for being here. Over the past 24 hours, the president has continued to improve. He has met or exceeded all standards for discharge criteria. He will receive another dose of remdesivir today, then we plan to get him home. Its been more than 72 hours since his last fever. Oxygen levels, including ambulatory saturation and breathing, are all normal. Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet, the team and i agree that all our evaluations and his clinical status support the president s safe return home, where he will be surrounded by world class medical care 247. I would like to bring up dr. Dooley to review more specifics. Good afternoon. Just a brief update this morning. The president continues to do very well. His vital signs this morning were notable for a temperature of 98. 1, his Blood Pressure was okay. His heart rate was 68 beats per minute. Not endorse does any respiratory complaints.
This comes after he tested positive for coronavirus last week. He was taken to the hospital on friday. Now in his tweet just again 30 minutes ago the president said he is feeling great and we should not be afraid of covid. His doctors say trump is being treated with two experimental drugs and was give an terrorism ride after his blood oxygen level dropped twice on friday. He had a high fever and received oxygen at the white house before going to the hospital. Lets bring in a live picture from maryland. This is outside walter reed Medical Center. Any minute now President Trumps met cal team is expected to give an update on his condition. As soon as they start news confo you live right ktvu fox 2. Yesterday the president briefly left the Medical Center to wave to supporters from his motorcade. Some in the medical field say that this decision to have secret Service Agents ride with the president with all the windows rolled up was reckless and dangerous. I think that little joyride was mas
This have on the president ial campaign. U. S. President donald trump says he will leave hospital within hours and despite the u. S. Death toll from the coronavirus now almost reaching 210000 people he has are just americans not to be afraid of covert 19 tweeting from hospital in the past 90 minutes trump said he would be leaving Walter Reed Medical Center at 2230 g. M. T. On monday thats in about. 2 and a half hours he encouraged people to not let the virus dominate their lives saying the country has really great drugs and knowledge and that he felt better than he did 20 years ago. Over the past 24 hours the president has continued to improve hes met or exceeded all standard hospital discharge great area to receive another dose of him does appear here today and then we plan to get him home its been more than 72 hours since his last fever oxygen Levels Clothing able to research rationed and as were breathing or all normal. Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet the team and
The last 19 seconds. We are up 52. The nasdaq up 223. So heres the situation. We are indeed about to get an update from the president s physician on the president s condition and breaking news of the timing of his discharge. We will take you straight to Walter Reed Army Medical Center as soon as the briefing begins. We are told 3 00 p. M. Eastern. Its right now, 3 00 p. M. Eastern. We are watching it. Little moving target but we have the cameras set up. The testing storm that whipped through the white house since the president tested positive last friday is shining a bright light on xpresspa at this hour. Tomorrow it will roll out its Rapid Testing site at jfk in new york. Diagnosis in five minutes for anybody at the airport now, passengers, workers and first responders. Ahead of that, you are about to get an exclusive first look, the walkaround at the brand new Testing Center from the ceo who is there on site. A full 24 hours before they open. And the latest entrant in the electric ve
This morning from the president ial suite at walter reed. White house chief of staff mark meadows told foxnews the president could be discharged as early as today. The president made a decision on whether to discharge later today. Reporter questions remain about the president s condition. The president stock is now acknowledge he had a high fever on friday and say his oxygen levels dropped twice. We have also learned the president has been given a steroid in addition to remdesivir and an experimental antibody cocktail. The question is, is his disease much more severe than is being describedbeeen the potency of the drug and what is going on. Reporter the white house is hoal g backlash after the suite sunday evening to drive by supporters who had taken up vigil outside of walter reed. Administration Officials Say the president s doctors approved the trip where he was seen wearing a mask but Health Experts say he risk exposing his security detail to the virus. Leaving hospital, going to a