- White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday US President Donald Trump is feeling “very well”, but will stay hospitalised.
- Trump says in a recorded message that he was feeling ill when he arrived at the Walter Reed medical centre but now feels better.
- US president was moved to the military hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, for treatment after testing positive for COVID-19.
- Earlier, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said president’s symptoms were “very concerning”.
- Trump diagnosis forced him to withdraw at least temporarily from the campaign, raising questions about its potential effects on the November 3 election.
Here are the latest updates:
Sunday, October 4
11:45 ET – White doctor says Trump’s health ‘continues to improve’
A White House doctor has said Trump’s health has “continued to improve” since being hospitalised.
A doctor said that Trump’s blood oxygen levels dropped twice since Friday, and he was given supplemental oxygen on Friday morning.
The medical team said Trump could be discharged to the White House as soon as Monday.
10:30 ET (14 GMT) – Adviser: Trump feeling ‘very well’, will stay hospitalised
Trump feels very well and wants to get back to work at the White House but will remain hospitalised, White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien has said.
“I spoke with the Chief of Staff (Mark Meadows) this morning and the good news is the president feels very well and he actually wants to get back home to the White House and get back to work, but I think he’s going to stay at Walter Reed for at least another period of time,” O’Brien said on the CBS Face the Nation programme.
O’Brien, who himself had coronavirus over the summer, said the seventh and eighth days “are the critical days so I think the doctors want to make sure that they’re there for the president.”
Asked if there had been discussions on transfer of power should Trump become incapacitated, O’Brien said, “No, that’s not something that’s on the table at this point.” He said he would not address hypotheticals but, “We have plans for everything.”
07:30 AM ET (11:30 GMT) – Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the US presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The October 2-3 national opinion poll gave little indication of an outpouring of support for the president beyond Trump’s core group of followers, some of whom have gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where the president has been hospitalised.
Among those adults who are expected to cast ballots in the November 3 election, the poll found that 51 percent were backing Biden, while 41 percent said they were voting for Trump. Another 4 percent were choosing a third-party candidate and another 4 percent said they were undecided.
02:15 AM ET (06:15 GMT) – Pompeo shortens upcoming Asia trip amid Trump hospitalisation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department said, after President Donald Trump was hospitalised due to the coronavirus.
“Secretary Pompeo expects to be traveling to Asia again in October and will work to reschedule visits on that trip, that is now just a few weeks off,” the Department said in a statement.
Initially, Pompeo planned to visit all three countries between October 4 to October 8.
11:00 PM ET (03:00 GMT) – Trump personal assistant reportedly infected
One of President Donald Trump’s personal assistants has reportedly contracted the coronavirus.
Nick Luna reportedly worked closely with the president, according to Bloomberg reporter, Jennifer Jacobs.
NEWS: One of Trump’s personal assistants has tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell me. Nick Luna, as bodyman, works in very close proximity to the president so it’s not surprising.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 4, 2020
10:10 PM ET (02:10 GMT) – Medical team ‘cautiously optimistic’ but Trump not ‘out of the woods’ yet
President Donald Trump’s main doctor says in a health update that the medical team treating the president is “cautiously optimistic,” but also notes that the president is “not yet out of the woods.”
The latest assessment came on Saturday night from Navy Commander Dr Sean Conley. He reported that Trump had been up and around at his medical suite during the day and had been conducting business.
Medical experts say the disease caused by the virus, COVID-19, can become more dangerous as the body responds to the infection over time.
08:45 PM ET (00:45 GMT) – Biden vows to release all COVID tests
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign has vowed to release all future COVID-19 tests the candidate takes. Before Trump’s diagnosis earlier this week, Biden had not disclosed full details of his testing protocol or the results of each test.
He told reporters on Saturday in Wilmington that he had not been tested that day but would be tested on Sunday morning. His campaign said he tested negative for COVID twice on Friday.
Biden spokesman Andrew Bates said Biden was not in “close contact” with Trump, his family members or his aides during their debate on Tuesday night. Several people in Trump’s campaign have tested positive in recent days.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020
07:20 PM ET (23:20 GMT Saturday) – Trump releases video message
US President Donald Trump, who is being treated for COVID-19 in a military hospital outside Washington, said in a video on Saturday that he was feeling ill when he arrived at the facility but now was “starting to feel good”. The address came hours after conflicting assessments of his health from administration officials left it unclear how ill the president had become since he tested positive for coronavirus.
A White House team of doctors said on Saturday morning that Trump’s condition was improving and that he was already talking about returning to the White House.
But within minutes, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows gave reporters a less rosy assessment, telling reporters, “The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery.”
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