White House doctors release Saturday evening update on President Trump’s fight against COVID-19 saying the commander-in-chief has completed his second dose of the Remdesivir drug without complication.
In a memorandum from Dr. Sean Conley and released by the White House, the president’s physician wrote that Trump has made “substantial progress” since being diagnosed with COVID-19 overnight between Thursday and Friday.
“President Trump continues to do well,” Conley wrote. “He remains fever-free and off supplemental oxygen with a saturation level between 96 and 98%”
Conley said the president spent “most of the afternoon conducting business” and has been able to move around “without difficulty.”
FILE – In this Oct. 2, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump waves to members of the media as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington. Trump told the world that he and first lady Melania Trump had contracted COVID-19 in a tweet at 12:54 a.m. Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
But he added that the president is “not yet out of the woods,” even as the president’s medical team is “cautiously optimistic.”
Conley said the doctors would continue to administer Remdesivir treatments and monitor the president’s status.
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