Their exact words, the president is doing very well. At this time the team and i are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. Thursday he had a mild cough with some nasal congestion, fatigue, all of which are now resolving and improving. The quote he left us with is i feel like i could walk out of here today and that was an encouraging comment from the president. Optimistic news from the president s medical team. Here is what has triggered a list of new and so far unanswered questions. The president s doctor said he was 72 hours into this covid19 diagnosis. But even that is changing. Cnns White House CorrespondentJeremy Diamond is standing by with new information. Hes at walter reed medical center. This timeline doesnt add up. What new information have you just learned . Reporter well, about two and a half hours ago we heard dr. Sean conley say very clearly that President Trump had been diagnosed with coronavirus 72 hours ago. That would have put the president s diagnosis at midday on wednesday, which is a completely different timeline from what we had been hearing and was concerning given the fact that the president held a rally with supporters in minnesota on wednesday evening, for one. Now dr. Conley has just issued a memo which was released by the white house just moments ago clarifying saying, quote i incorrectly used the term 72 hours instead of day three, and he says that the president was first diagnosed with covid19 on the evening of thursday, october 1st, and had received regenerons antibody cocktail on friday, october 2nd. So putting back the timeline in place to what we had been hearing from the white house over the last 24 hours, which is that the president on thursday evening, after he began showing some symptoms of fatigue, after his white house aide hope hicks had tested positive for coronavirus, that the president indeed got confirmation that he as well was positive for coronavirus on thursday evening, and then around 1 00 a. M. Early on friday, the president tweeted and the white house released the first memo from dr. Sean conley saying that the president had tested positive for coronavirus. So they are putting the timeline back in place. Dr. Sean conley making as clear as he possibly can that he incorrectly used the term 72 hours when he actually meant to say that this is day three, meaning that on thursday was day one, yesterday was day two, and now we are on day three of the president having coronavirus. Obviously, there were a number of questions that were raised in that press briefing, though, beyond this question of the timeline. Theres also the question of the severity of the symptoms that the president has been experiencing and the reasons for which he was brought to the hospital yesterday at walter reed. We had heard from white house officials that this was mainly done out of an abundance of caution and then earlier today we heard a fairly optimistic assessment from the president s doctors that he was on a much better path to recovery. And then, whiplash once again, we got this statement from a person familiar with the president s health which was distributed to the reporters, the tv and reporters who were on site at walter reed, meaning this was a statement that was distributed most likely by the white house, this is from a person familiar with the president s health saying not only that the president s vitals had been very concerning over the last 24 hours, but also saying that the president s path to recovery is not clear yet and that there are questions still about how quickly and how well the president will recover from this coronavirus. So, again, there have been a lot of questions raised from this briefing by the president s doctors, more questions raised, perhaps, than were answered. But at least now we are getting some clarity on the question of the timeline in saying, quite clearly from the president s physician, dr. Sean conley, that the president was diagnosed with coronavirus on wednesday sorry, forgive me, that the president was diagnosed with coronavirus on thursday evening, and not on wednesday as we had suggested earlier in the day. So they counted thursday as one of the days, this being day three now here on saturday. So if that happened on thursday, that does clear up one of the questions. However, we still dont know whether this president has ever been on supplemental oxygen throughout the course of this illness, we still dont know exactly what degree his fever had reached. We are hearing hes 24 hours free now, but we also know hes been on aspirin as part of his medicine that hes been taking. There are so many more questions. We know youre going to continue to work to get answers. Thank you. I want to turn to indicakat collins at the white house. The timeline and what prompted the president to be admitted to walter reed, what more do you know or have you learned . Reporter were struggling to find out basic facts because they would not answer a lot of those questions at the briefing earlier. One of those that was raised was whether or not the president was on oxygen and i think the reason that was a question was because in a statement from the president s doctor, in a memo, not the one that jeremy just read, another one, it said the president is not on oxygen. It raises the question of why he would say that if he had been on oxygen previously and now a source has told our colleague, jim acosta, that the president was placed on oxygen at some point in week. I believe they said it was friday that had president had been given supplemental oxygen. So that is something that is good to know when he was on it, why hes not on it any longer. Its a good sign if hes no longer on it. All the doctor would say is the president is no longer on oxygen. When reporters asked several pointed followup questions, when was he on it, the doctor would not answer and would only smile and say hes not on it today. Thats just one question they wouldnt answer. They also wouldnt say what the president s fever was when he had one. They confirmed that he did have one. They said he hasnt had one in 24 hours. They wouldnt say what it was, was it 102, 101 . What was the president s fever. And this is a time when the credibility of the white house matters and right now they are not doing a good job at giving people a incredible updated assessment of whats going on with his condition, given that he is in the hospital and on experimental drugs. That is a significant matter and people should know what exactly is going on, whether its an hour by hour update or how they want to provide these. And clearly were struggling to get that. If you look at this memo that jeremy just read, there are typos in this memo. They clearly are not being careful and they dont clarify something as simply was the timeline as when the president was diagnosed with covid19. Theyre simple things. If you cant get the small things right its going to raise questions for so many people about the big things and if they can trust what the white house is saying. Yesterday we wanted to hear from the doctor because we had only heard from political aides. Today we hear from doctor and we cant get straightforward assessments or we get statements that have to be clarified hours later in a statement. Ana, its concerning that the white house is not able to just simply say here is whats going on, heres the best that we know. Instead, the doctor is avoiding questions about when the president was last on oxygen. Not to mention, he made an extra point at the end of his initial statement to come back and say, oh, by the way, the president has been given a heavy workload from his chief of staff and hes working really hard right now. It was clearly something somebody told him to say because he had to add knit at the end. Thank you for your reporting. Well check back. Lets bring in our Health Experts to get more clarification. We have the commissioner of health and also the host of the podcast pandemic, and emergency physician at brown university. Thank you both for being with us. We just learned the president did receive supplemental oxygen on friday. First, your reaction, dr. Gounder. So the reason we fixate so much on whether he had a fever or whether he required supplemental oxygen is this really divides between is this a moderate case of covid, is this a severe case of covid. So that has tremendous implications for his prognosis. In addition, it determines whether it would be recommended he receive drugs like remdesivir, li remdesivir. Weve heard he did receive remdesivir, which would be consistent with his having a low oxygen level, with his requiring oxygen. It was really interesting to me that dr. Conley cut off the press conference when asked about dexamethasone. Let me read you something that we were told by a source. It says the president s vitals over the last 24 hours were concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We are still not on a clear path to a full recovery. So on one hand, were hearing from his doctors publicly saying hes doing very well, and then privately just after that press conference, we get this statement from a source who knows what the president is getting as far as his medical care and as an er physician, im wondering, how do you square those two things and what do you tell a patient or their family when the next 48 amount of hours or x amount of hours are critical, what are you really telling them . So two things about those statements. The first is that anonymous source really accords with what i and other er docs who have treated countless covid19 patients over the last eight months, what we were reading between the lines in that press conference. It was so clear that the full truth was not being shared with us. The fact that trump had been sent to walter reed, the fact that he received all of these experimental treatments, and the fact that melania was still at home, tells me that he was much sicker than they were revealing. So really i believe the anonymous source more than i believe the details from that press conference. And then the part thats so tough for me is that, you know, as ive taken care of covid19 patients in my Emergency Department, one of the most difficult things is telling so many patients that there is so little to do and that they just have to go home and watch and wait, and wait until that moment when they get worse. Now, it is appropriate for us to offer every possible treatment to the president of the United States. If anyone deserves vip treatment, it is him. But it is also unbelievably unfair and highlights the absolute inequities in our health care system. If you think of the anxiety were feeling over trumps illness, imagine what hundreds of thousands, millions of americans have been feeling for the past eight months when they have received diagnose hes of covid19. Dr. Gounder, the president obviously is getting the absolute best care possible. How concerning is it that his team isnt being totally transparent, for example, the idea that they wouldnt say specifically that he received supplemental oxygen yesterday, they arent giving us a specific number for how high his fever got. Is that Important Information for them to share with the American Public . Theres two questions there. What information should the American Public be privy to and i think we should be at this point given that there has not been a transfer of power. We should understand what exactly are the objective measures, the labs, the ct scans. Hes probably had an echocardiogram. What have those tests shown . Now, is it on the physicians caring for him to reveal that information, there is doctor patient confidentiality. If you are a physician working at walter reed, you will treat every single patient who comes through the door and you owe that patient the same level of confidentiality. The physician caring for the president , on the other hand, dr. Conley, is a bit different in that hes chosen to be the president s private physician and so really should be more transparent with the American People as to the president s clinical status. Dr. Conley said seven to ten days, that is the timeframe when the most severe symptoms set in, and that they cant really be sure where the president is on this timeline. The source after the presser says the next 48 hours are critical. Considering what appeared to be a rapid onset and progression of the president s symptoms, is it possible the president is already in that dangerous seven to tenday range from when he may have contracted this virus . It is absolutely possible that hes already in that seven to tenday range. We know now that the rapid test that he was being administered is one that is not recommended for testing of asymptomatic people. So its possible that he had false negative tests earlier, even as early as tuesday, the day of the debate, if he even had a test that day. Its also possible, though, that hes getting a particularly bad case of covid. Any of us who have been practicing in the Emergency Department over the last eight months have seen patients who come in and get really sick really quickly. So its tough to say from the level of his symptoms how far along he is. What i can say for sure is that at this point knowing that hes been on oxygen, knowing that his vitals have been unstable, he not only faces an uncertain next week of his health, but also most likely is going to face longterm effects from this virus, even should he survive. Hes already clearly experienced some lung damage and perhaps other problems as well that we dont yet know about. They didnt provide any information about the condition of his lungs at this point, either. Doctors, thank you both for your expertise and sharing it with us. We appreciate it. More questions than answers this hour. The white house is under fire for its handle of the president s Coronavirus Diagnosis as mixed messaging causes chaos and more uncertainty. 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It says this, quote, even if you test negative for covid19 or feel healthy, you should stay home, quarantine, since symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus. Its this continued apparent flouting of health and safety guidelines, even as the president battles this virus, that has been so mindboggling about the white houses handling of this pandemic. From the onset, the president and members of his administration have refused to follow simple but potentially lifesaving guidance from Health Experts. That is to wear a mask. These face masks are the most important powerful Public Health tool we have. We have Clear Scientific evidence they work and they are our best defense. I might even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against covid than when i take a vaccine. Instead, as more than 200,000 americans have died, the president said that his experts were wrong. And he not only refused to embrace face coverings, but he questioned the necessity of them. I think wearing a face mask as a great president , prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, i dont know, somehow i dont see it for myself. I dont agree with the statement that if everybody wears a mask, everything disappears. By the way, a lot of people dont want to wear masks. There are a lot of people who think that masks are not good. Your second question was can you take it off, because i cannot hear you. Ill just speak louder, sir. You want to be politically correct. When needed, i wear masks. I dont wear masks like him. Every time you see him, hes got a mask. Up until now this behavior has continued throughout the pn even as the death toll has climbed. The president continued to hold massive rallies where masks and social distancing have never been required, defying local guidelines, as well as the recommendations of his own Health Officials and those closest to him have done the same. Back in april Vice President mike pence went maskless while visiting patients at the clinic, even though masks are required. And just this week at the president ial debate where the audience was required to wear masks, the trump family wore masks to enter and then took them off while they were seated. When they were offered masks by a doctor, they were told me waved them away. Here is where it moves from mindboggling to infuriating. Despite what the administration is saying or doing publicly, privately the president has admitted he is well aware of how dangerous this virus is and how it spreads. It goes through air, bob. Thats always tougher than the touch. The touch, you dont have to touch things. But the air, you just breathe the air and thats how its passed. And so thats a very tricky one. Thats a very delicate one. Its also more deadly than your, you know, even your strenuous flus. We now know the National Security council sent masks to the white house in february, but staffers were told by senior officials that it wasnt, quote, a good look to wear them. Did the white house suddenly know something others did not . No, because heres the president two months later. This thing is a killer. If youre the wrong person, you dont have a chance. And, bob, its so easily transmissible, you wouldnt even believe it. And yet youre risking getting it, of course, the way you move around and have those briefings and deal with people. Are you worried about that . No, im not. I dont know why, im not. Im not. Why . I dont know. Recklessness, negligence, ignorance . Regardless, it doesnt change where we are right now, with more than 208,000 americans dead from covid19, and the president of the United States now infected. I want to bring in cnn National Politic