Breaking: White House physician update says President Trump has tested negative for coronavirus



The latest update from the White House physician said that President Donald Trump had tested negative for the coronavirus.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany posted the statement from Dr. Sean Conley to her official social media account on Monday.

"In response to your inquiry regarding the President's most recent COVID-19 tests, I can share with you that he has tested NEGATIVE, on conservative days, using the Abbott BinaxNOW antigen card," read the statement.

"It is important to note that this test was not used in isolation for the determination of the President's current negative status," Conley continued and listed the numerous criteria used for his determination.

"This comprehensive data, in concert with the CDC's guidelines for removal of transmission-based precautions, have informed our medical team's assessment that the President is not infectious to others," he concluded.

Trump upended the news cycle when he tweeted on Oct. 2 that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. He received treatment during a weekend stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and returned to the White House on Oct. 5. He said that he had experienced only mild symptoms from the virus.

Conley had said in a previous update on Saturday that the president was no longer contagious so that he could continue campaigning in public. Many critics noted that the language he used tiptoed around whether the president had tested negative or not.

The new update clearly settled the issue on Monday.

'A protective glow'

The president touted his medical results in a phone interview Sunday with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News.

"I passed the highest test, the highest standards, and I'm in great shape. And I have to tell you, I feel fantastically, I really feel good," the president said.

"I even feel good by the fact that the word 'immunity' means something. Having really a protectiveglow means something," he concluded. "I think it's very important to have that. To have that is a very important thing.

Here's more about the president's health:

Trump says he no longer has coronavirus and is 'immune'www.youtube.com

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Doctors OK Trump to get back to campaign trail



The president's physician said that President Donald Trump could return to public events after completing treatment for coronavirus in an update released on Thursday.

Dr. Sean Conley listed the president's vital signs in the statement and said he was doing extremely well.

"Today the President has completed his course of therapy for the COVID-19 as prescribed by his team of physicians," read the statement in part.

"Since returning home, his physical exam has remained stable and devoid of any indications to suggest progressions of illness. Overall he's responded extremely well to treatment, without evidence on examination of adverse therapeutic effects," Conley continued.

"Saturday will be day 10 since Thursday's diagnosis, and based on the trajectory of advanced diagnostics the team has been conducting, I fully anticipate the President's safe return to public engagements at that time," he concluded.

The president stunned the political world on Friday morning when he tweeted that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus. He was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center out of an abundance of precaution later that day, and returned to the White House on Monday.

The announcement might affect the debate over whether to conduct a second presidential debate between the president and his competitor, Joe Biden.

On Thursday the Commission on Presidential Debates said that the debate would be conducted virtually instead of being in person. The president immediately objected and said that he would not participate in a virtual debate.

"The commission changed the debate style and that's not acceptable to us," said the president to Maria Bartiromo on Fox News.

"I'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate. That's not what debating's all about, you sit behind a computer and do a debate, it's ridiculous," he added later.

"They're trying to protect Biden," said the president. "Everybody is."

The Trump campaign later called on the commission to delay the debates by one week in order that they may be conducted in person.

Here's more about the debate about the debates:

Trump tells Fox Business he won't do virtual debatewww.youtube.com

White House physician releases update on the president and the first lady, including treatment Trump is taking for coronavirus



The president's physician released a statement updating the public on the state of President Donald Trump and the first lady, including details on what treatment he's receiving for the coronavirus.

Dr. Sean Conley released the statement through the White House press secretary's office on Friday, the day after the president revealed on Twitter that he had tested positive for the virus.

"As of this afternoon, the President remains fatigued but in good spirits," Conley said in the statement.

"He's being evaluated by a team of experts, and together we'll be making recommendations to the President and First Lady in regards to next best steps," he added.

Conley detailed the treatment that the president was receiving for the coronavirus.

"Following PCR-confirmation of the president's diagnosis, as a precautionary measure he received a single 8 gram dose of Regenerons's polyclonal antibody cocktail. He completed the infusion without incident," wrote Conley.

"In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the President has been taking zinc, Vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and a daily aspirin," Conley added.

He also said that first lady Melania Trump was experiencing "only a mild cough and headache," but remained well. The rest of the Trump family tested negative for the coronavirus.

Earlier in the day, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told reporters in a media briefing that the president was experiencing "mild symptoms" from the coronavirus.

The president made the stunning announcement about his positive test after it was revealed that his close aide Hope Hicks had also tested positive. Since then a number of other Republican political figures have admitted to testing positive, including the Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, and Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah.

The president said that he and the first lady will begin the process of quarantine.

Here's more about the development:

BREAKING: President Trump 'fatigued' and given 'antibody cocktail', his doctor sayswww.youtube.com