‘Feel better than I did 20 years ago’, says Donald Trump, to leave hospital later today

US President Donald Trump stated Monday he will probably be leaving the navy hospital, the place he has been underneath remedy for Covid-19, later within the day as he felt “better than (he) did 20 years ago”.

The medical group treating him stated that although the president “may not entirely be out of the woods yet”, he met all necessities for discharge; he has had no fever for the final 72 hours and his blood stress, coronary heart fee and blood oxygen ranges have been regular.

“I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M (4 am Tuesday IST),” he wrote in a tweet. “Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!”

“The President has continued to improve,” Sean Conley, the president’s doctor informed reporters, “He’s met or exceeded all standard hospital discharge criteria and (will) receive another dose of Remdesivir here today. And then we plan to get him home.”

“He is back,” he added.

The group deliberate to discharge him later after administering the fourth dose of Remdesivir, the anti-viral drug that’s identified to chop restoration time for Covid-19 sufferers. They didn’t say if he’ll proceed to additionally get Dexamethasone, a steroid he was given earlier to stop oxygen ranges from dropping.

Asked how secure was it for the president to return to the White House when he was nonetheless not out of the 7 to 10 days interval, Conley stated the group was being “cautiously optimistic, and on guard, because we’re in a bit of uncharted territory when it comes to a patient that received the therapies he has so early in the course”.

“So, we’re looking to this weekend. If we can get through to Monday with him remaining the same or improving, better yet, then we will all take that final deep sigh of relief.”

The medical group had stated Sunday that that they had anticipated to discharge the president on Monday as a result of had been doing effectively. Trump was airlifted to the Walter Reed Medical Hospital Center on Friday after he confirmed signs of extreme Covid-19, excessive fever and a speedy drop in blood oxygen ranges.