Getting coronavirus a blessing in disguise: Trump
08 October, 2020
Describing getting coronavirus that took him to a military hospital for treatment "a blessing in disguise", US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the countrymen that he'll have them same medicine that cured him free of charge.
"I want everyone to get the same treatment as your president because Personally i think great. Personally i think like perfect. So, I think this is a blessing from God that I caught it. This is a blessing in disguise," Trump said in a video message.
Standing at the Rose Garden beyond your Oval office, Trump attributed his fast cure to Regeneron drug along with others.
Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Medical Center last Friday, a day after he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19.
He was discharged from the hospital Monday.
On Wednesday Trump went to the Oval office to possess a briefing on Hurricane Delta and on coronavirus stimulus.
Less than a month prior to the crucial presidential elections, Trump said he wants Americans to achieve the same treatment that he received.
"I wish to get you what I acquired, and I'm going to make it free. We're going to get it into the hospital once you can when we can with military handling the distribution," Trump said, adding that they have "hundreds of thousands of doses that are simply about ready".
According to Trump, furthermore to Regeneron, you will find a virtually identical drug from Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical company.
"They are coming out. And we're looking to get them emergency basis. I've authorised it," he said.
"I walked in (a healthcare facility). I didn't feel great. A short 24 hours later, I was feeling great. I needed to get out of the hospital and that is what I want for everyone," he said.
Early in the day, his physician said Trump has been fever-free for more than four days now and that physical exam and vital signs remain stable and in normal range.
"The President today says 'I feel good!' His physical test and essential signs, including oxygen saturation and respiratory rate, all remain stable and in normal range," White House Physician Dr Sean Conley said in a memorandum released Wednesday afternoon.
"He's now been fever-free for a lot more than four days, symptom-free for over a day and has not needed nor received any supplemental oxygen since initial hospitalization," he wrote.
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