What we know, and what we don't, about Donald Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis

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A White House physician's comments on Sunday about the health of realDonaldTrump amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before. TrumpHasCovid

amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before. And a brief motorcade ride outside the hospital to the cheers of supporters appeared at odds with a patient receiving COVID-19 treatments.Dr Sean Conley, the president's physician, said Trump wasafter his blood oxygen level had dropped suddenly twice in recent days, but he “has continued to improve” since then.

Blood oxygen saturation is a key health marker for Covid-19 patients. A normal reading is between 95 and 100. A drop below 90 is concerning. Trump's team said Sunday that Trump is “up and around” and doing well — apparently so well that the president took an impromptu ride in a motorcade Sunday afternoon to wave to supporters outside the hospital. Officials said if things continue to go well, Trump will be able to return to the White House on Monday to continue his treatment.

As far as the drive-by greeting to supporters, CDC guidelines say that, in general, moving a patient with Covid-19 outside his room should be limited to"medically essential purposes.” The outing suggests to the common observer Trump's condition is not perilous, but medical authorities note that talk of Trump leaving the hospital for home after only a few days doesn't square with information about his treatments.

 

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