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Trump in hospital after Covid-19 positive test

International Desk | banglanews24.com
Update: 2020-10-03 11:58:12
Trump in hospital after Covid-19 positive test US President Donald Trump

A feverish US President Donald Trump has been flown to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.

The White House said the president was "fatigued but in good spirits" and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Mr Trump received an experimental drug cocktail injection at the White House after he and First Lady Melania Trump both tested positive for Covid-19.

It is a potential setback as he trails Democratic challenger Joe Biden a month before the presidential election.

How did the president look on Friday?

Wearing a mask and suit, Mr Trump walked out across the White House lawn on Friday afternoon to his helicopter, Marine One, for the short flight to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Washington DC suburbs.

He waved and gave a thumbs-up to reporters but said nothing before boarding the aircraft.

In a video posted to Twitter, Mr Trump said: "I think I'm doing very well. But we're going to make sure that things work out. The first lady is doing very well. So thank you very much."

The president's children, Ivanka and Eric, retweeted his post, praising him as a "warrior". Ms Trump added: "I love you dad."

Mr Trump was admitted to the presidential suite at Walter Reed, which is where US presidents usually have their annual check-up.

Shortly before midnight, he tweeted again: "Going welI, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!"

Source: BBC

BDST: 1158 HRS, OCT 03, 2020
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