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Biden was on Airforce 1 with them for the debate. He might have it too!
Where is/can Donald Trump take US (sic)?
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Just popping out to stock up on popcorn.
Two ways it could alter the election. If he gets seriously sick his critics will pummel him all the way to election. If he gets a mild case, he will be supercharged with his agenda and guns blazing.
This is possibly the craziest election (more so then 2016). I'd be contact tracing back to the source because you just don't know.
This is possibly the craziest election (more so then 2016). I'd be contact tracing back to the source because you just don't know.
Joe would literally be dead if he got it. From what I've seen he is pretty careful.
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Melania is also infected so I suspect many of the aides and White House staff would be at risk. Will certainly throw a spanner into the campaign. The ABC story highlights just how slack the Whitehouse has been with social distancing and other elements of infection control.
I am surprised that COVID 19 has infected Trump. I thought he would have been spared out of professional courtesy.... ?
www.abc.net.au
I am surprised that COVID 19 has infected Trump. I thought he would have been spared out of professional courtesy.... ?
US President Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus, first lady also positive
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump both test positive for COVID-19, but the President will continue carrying out his duties without disruption while quarantining, says his doctor.
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The risk to Trumps health is small but not insignificant. This analysis spells it out. The favourable points are in the last line.
Ian Sample
Studies of patients from around the world have given doctors a good sense of who is most likely to shrug off a coronavirus infection and who is more likely to need hospital care. As an older male, president Trump is immediately in a higher risk category.
Men are nearly twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than women and data from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that at 74 years old, Trump’s risk of being hospitalised is at least five times greater, and his risk of dying 90 times greater, than for an average 18 to 29 year old. Given the very low death rates in younger people, a more meaningful figure is the infection fatality rate, or the risk of death on contracting the virus, which is 4.2% at age 75, and 14% at age 85.
At a medical in February, Trump weighed in at 243lbs. At six foot three, that puts his BMI at 30.4, just enough to qualify as obese. This adds further risk, tripling the odds of hospitalisation compared to people with a healthy weight, and raising the risk of dying by nearly 50%.
President Trump’s infection appears to have been picked up before symptoms have arisen, so doctors will be able to monitor his condition closely and intervene early if his health falters. One drug that will be on hand is the antiviral remdesivir, which is thought to be more effective while the virus is still replicating, and before it has had the chance to progress to the lungs and cause more serious damage.
www.theguardian.com
Ian Sample
Studies of patients from around the world have given doctors a good sense of who is most likely to shrug off a coronavirus infection and who is more likely to need hospital care. As an older male, president Trump is immediately in a higher risk category.
Men are nearly twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than women and data from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that at 74 years old, Trump’s risk of being hospitalised is at least five times greater, and his risk of dying 90 times greater, than for an average 18 to 29 year old. Given the very low death rates in younger people, a more meaningful figure is the infection fatality rate, or the risk of death on contracting the virus, which is 4.2% at age 75, and 14% at age 85.
At a medical in February, Trump weighed in at 243lbs. At six foot three, that puts his BMI at 30.4, just enough to qualify as obese. This adds further risk, tripling the odds of hospitalisation compared to people with a healthy weight, and raising the risk of dying by nearly 50%.
President Trump’s infection appears to have been picked up before symptoms have arisen, so doctors will be able to monitor his condition closely and intervene early if his health falters. One drug that will be on hand is the antiviral remdesivir, which is thought to be more effective while the virus is still replicating, and before it has had the chance to progress to the lungs and cause more serious damage.
France reports 12,148 infections in 24 hours – as it happened
Health body gives green light to second test that gives results in up to 30 minutes; Spanish capital is Europe’s worst hotspot
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Full details to date. Note that Mike Pence is also at risk.
www.theguardian.com
Trump tests positive for coronavirus – what we know and don't know
The US president and first lady, Melania Trump, have tested positive for coronavirus and will begin quarantine
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Who said this ? Is it a fair and accurate representation of what has happened in the US ?
The positive test is yet another reminder that the coronavirus continues to spread, even as Trump has tried desperately to suggest it no longer poses a danger. Since it emerged earlier this year, Trump, the White House and his campaign have played down the threat and refused to abide by basic public health guidelines – including those issued by his own administration – such as wearing masks in public and practicing social distancing. Instead, Trump has continued to hold campaign rallies that draw thousands of supporters. The virus has killed more than 200,000 Americans and infected more than 7 million nationwide.
The positive test is yet another reminder that the coronavirus continues to spread, even as Trump has tried desperately to suggest it no longer poses a danger. Since it emerged earlier this year, Trump, the White House and his campaign have played down the threat and refused to abide by basic public health guidelines – including those issued by his own administration – such as wearing masks in public and practicing social distancing. Instead, Trump has continued to hold campaign rallies that draw thousands of supporters. The virus has killed more than 200,000 Americans and infected more than 7 million nationwide.
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Seems too convenient to me.
Consider for a moment that it may be faked so that he does not have to face Biden again and when he emerges will claim they have a wonderful cure.
My Dad used to have a saying, "as cunning as a shithouse rat" And it fits here .............IN MY HUMBLE OPINION
Consider for a moment that it may be faked so that he does not have to face Biden again and when he emerges will claim they have a wonderful cure.
My Dad used to have a saying, "as cunning as a shithouse rat" And it fits here .............IN MY HUMBLE OPINION
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One positive is that according to his medic, Trump will perform his duties while recovering. This will be a first as he has neglected them for the last four years.
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The landscape is moving rapidly around the spreading COVID infections emanating from the Whitehouse
www.theguardian.com
- Trump has now gone to Walter Reed hospital with a persistent cough and low grade fever.
- Contract tracers still haven't got a list of the hundreds of people who Trump interacted with in the past couple of days. Trump was at a large fund raiser in New Jersey.
- Three White House reporters have just been diagnosed with COVID. They are now claiming the Whitehouse is responsible by creating an unsafe workplace
- Donald thinks he is doing "very well".
Trump hospitalized following Covid diagnosis as ex-aide Kellyanne Conway tests positive – as it happened
Conway is the seventh person at Rose Garden event announcing Amy Coney Barrett’s supreme court nomination to test positive
I'd be more interested following the line of where he got it from. I know it was one of his staff. But where did she pick it up.The landscape is moving rapidly around the spreading COVID infections emanating from the Whitehouse
- Trump has now gone to Walter Reed hospital with a persistent cough and low grade fever.
- Contract tracers still haven't got a list of the hundreds of people who Trump interacted with in the past couple of days. Trump was at a large fund raiser in New Jersey.
- Three White House reporters have just been diagnosed with COVID. They are now claiming the Whitehouse is responsible by creating an unsafe workplace
- Donald thinks he is doing "very well".
Trump hospitalized following Covid diagnosis as ex-aide Kellyanne Conway tests positive – as it happened
Conway is the seventh person at Rose Garden event announcing Amy Coney Barrett’s supreme court nomination to test positive
Lets see if it hits Donald hard. He is in the age bracket for serious consequences.
If it doesn't it floor him, it will be a bragging point to reopen imo.
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Apparently Trump is having difficulty breathing. This is less than day since he was diagnosed. That isn't a good sign. Boris Johnston lasted 8 days before he went to hospital.
As ‘the clock starts ticking’ after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road ahead
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As ‘the clock starts ticking’ after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road ahead
As 'the clock starts ticking' after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road ahead
Physicians say people at the president’s age — he is 74 — who develop Covid-19 often have more subtle symptoms initially that may give way to more severe illness.
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Explained: Donald Trump's coronavirus symptoms, including a cough, mild fever, and lethargy
President Trump is experiencing mild symptoms of COVID-19, including a cough, congestion, low-grade fever, and fatigue, the New York Times reported Friday.
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He gets the cutting edge care available only to the rich and powerful. And we can’t even afford our insulin.
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Source of concern re Trumps breathing
White House officials have ‘serious concerns’ over President Trump’s COVID-19 symptoms
White House officials are said to be extremely worried about Donald Trump’s health, with claims his virus symptoms are “serious”.
www.news.com.au
White House officials have ‘serious concerns’ over President Trump’s COVID-19 symptoms
White House officials are said to be extremely worried about Donald Trump’s health, with claims his virus symptoms are “serious”.
‘Serious concerns’ about Trump’s health after COVID-19 diagnosis
White House officials are said to be extremely worried about Donald Trump, with sources claiming his virus symptoms are “worse” than those of the First Lady.
www.news.com.au
The source was from Jim accosta (from cnn) twitter account. Might as well have read tea leaves. Needs a credible source.Source of concern re Trumps breathing
White House officials have ‘serious concerns’ over President Trump’s COVID-19 symptoms
White House officials are said to be extremely worried about Donald Trump’s health, with claims his virus symptoms are “serious”.
‘Serious concerns’ about Trump’s health after COVID-19 diagnosis
White House officials are said to be extremely worried about Donald Trump, with sources claiming his virus symptoms are “worse” than those of the First Lady.
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