I recommended we bring the president up to walter reed as a precautionary measure to provide state of the art monitoring and any care that he may need. Just 72 hours into the diagnosis now. The first week of covid and in particular days 7 10 are critical in determining the likely course of the illness. At this time the team and i are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. Thursday he had a mild cough and some nasal congestion and fatigue, all of which are now resolving and improving. We are monitoring him very closely for any evidence of complications from either the coronavirus illness or the therapies that we are prescribing to make him better. We have monitored his cardiac function, his kidney function, his liver function, all of those are normal. The president this morning is not on oxygen, not having difficulty breathing or Walking Around the white house medical unit upstairs. He is an exceptionally good spirits, and in fact as we completed our multidisciplinary
A short time ago, a video of donald trump seated at a desk has appeared on twitter in which he says he has been unwell, but is now feeling better. It comes on a day when officials have given contradictory reports about the president s health after his first night in hospital for coronavirus treatment. Lets listen to mr trump now. I want to begin by thanking all of the incredible medical professionals the doctors, nurses, everybody at Walter Reed Medical Centre i think the finest in the world for the incrediblejob theyve been doing. I came here, wasnt feeling so well. I feel much better now. We are working hard to get me all the way back. I have to be back, because we still have to make America Great again. Weve done an awfully good job of that, but we still have steps to go, and we have to finish thatjob. Ill be back i think ill be back soon. And i look forward to finishing up the campaign the way it was started and way weve been doing, and the kind of numbers weve been doing. Weve bee
For an immediate ceasefire. Hello and welcome. There have been been extraordinary scenes outside the Military Hospital in maryland in the United States where President Trump is being treated for coronavirus. Mr trump temporarily left the hospital in a president ial convoy and waved at supporters who had gathered outside. The bbcs north america editor, jon sopel, was right there and witnessed the moment. He was leaving the hospital but i dont think hes going back to the white house. It was the most extraordinary scene and you can hear the noise now. They have closed the road. Police suddenly found out and cleared this huge highway behind us. Im thinking, who would you clear the highway for, the first lady . Then we see the convoy that is familiar if you live in washington. There is the president s convoy driving incredibly slowly. Firstly down the other side of the road, and you can see all these people going mad, its obvious its the president , and then he goes down about half a mile,
Hello and welcome. President trump is free of fever and improving after being hospitalised with covid 19 but is not yet out of danger, according to his physician, dr sean conley. In a Statement Released in the last couple of hours, he said mr trump was not yet out of the woods, but his medical team remains cautiously optimistic. Earlier, the president released a video in which he said he feels much better, but that the next few days would be a real test. Lets listen to mr trump now. I want to begin by thanking all of the incredible medical professionals the doctors, the nurses, everybody at Walter Reed Medical Centre i think its the finest in the world for the incrediblejob theyve been doing. I came here, wasnt feeling so well. I feel much better now. Were working hard to get me all the way back. I have to be back, because we still have to make America Great again. Weve done an awfully good job of that, but we still have steps to go, and we have to finish thatjob. And ill be back i thi
Civilian areas come under fire as the conflict in the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh intensifies. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. And stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Theres confusion over the health of the american president following his treatment for covid 19. Mr trump is spending the weekend in hospital and his medical team held a press conference saying they were extremely happy with the progress hed made, describing him as very well. Butjust minutes afterwards, the white houses chief of staff appeared to contradict the assessment. For the full story of the day so far, im going to hand over to larry madowo whos in our washington studio. Lets start with the puzzle that is causing everybody to scratch their heads. Well, the president s chief of staff appeared to contradict the doctors because he said the next 48 hours would be critical in terms of his care. Its also emerged the president received ox