The White House said on Friday that President Trump is "ready to go" for campaigning this weekend if "he gets the okay from his doctor" the United States gets ready for national<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election?page=1"> elections</a> on November 3.&nbsp;

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"There are medical tests underway that will ensure that when the president's back out there, he will not be able to transmit the virus," Kayleigh McEnany, White House spokeswoman, said.

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President Donald <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-touts-unproven-drug-as-cure-calls-his-illness-a-blessing-from-god-333381">Trump</a> had earlier said that he would "probably" hold a campaign rally in Florida and Pennsylvania over the weekend even as doctors continue to monitor him over the virus which the US president had contracted last week.

Trump said,&nbsp;"I feel so good" amid health warning from experts to tread cautiously. Trump was infected with the virus on October 2 and later admitted in Walter Reed hospital in Washington where he spent three days.

The US president hasn't appeared in public since he returned home from the hospital on Monday. Trump had earlier declared that he won't be participating in a virtual debate with Democratic presidential candidate <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/biden-leading-in-pennsylvania-wisconsin-reutersipsos-poll-332864">Joe Biden </a>after organizers declared they wanted the two US presidential candidates to appear from remote locations.

Trump's doctor Sean Conley had said earlier that "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."

"Overall he's responded extremely well to treatment, without evidence on examination of adverse therapeutic effects," Conley added.

The White House said on Friday that President Trump is "ready to go" for campaigning this weekend if "he gets the okay from his doctor" the United States gets ready for national elections on November 3.

The White House said on Friday that President Trump is "ready to go" for campaigning this weekend if "he gets the okay from his doctor" the United States gets ready for national elections on November 3. Watch: "There are medical tests underway that will ensure that when the president's back out there, he will not be able to transmit the virus," Kayleigh McEnany, White House spokeswoman, said. Also Read: What happens if a US presidential candidate dies before the election President Donald Trump had earlier said that he would "probably" hold a campaign rally in Florida and Pennsylvania over the weekend even as doctors continue to monitor him over the virus which the US president had contracted last week. Trump said, "I feel so good" amid health warning from experts to tread cautiously. Trump was infected with the virus on October 2 and later admitted in Walter Reed hospital in Washington where he spent three days. The US president hasn't appeared in public since he returned home from the hospital on Monday. Trump had earlier declared that he won't be participating in a virtual debate with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden after organizers declared they wanted the two US presidential candidates to appear from remote locations. Trump's doctor Sean Conley had said earlier that "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." "Overall he's responded extremely well to treatment, without evidence on examination of adverse therapeutic effects," Conley added.

Trump ready to go on campaign rally as soon as he gets 'okay' from his doctor: White House

The White House that President Donald Trump woke up in Tuesday morning was in full-blown chaos, even by the standards of the havoc of the Trump era.

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Aides said the president’s voice was stronger after his return from the hospital Monday night, but at times he still sounded as if he was trying to catch air. The West Wing was mostly empty, cleared of advisers who were out sick with the coronavirus themselves or told to work from home rather than in the capital’s most famous virus hot spot.

Staff members in the White House residence were in full personal protective equipment, including yellow gowns, surgical masks and disposable protective eye covers.

Four more White House officials tested positive, including Stephen Miller, a top adviser to Trump, bringing to 14 the number of people carrying the virus at the White House or in the president’s close circle. Trump, diagnosed with COVID-19 last week, was still livid at his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, whose effort Saturday to tamp down the rosy portrait of Trump’s condition given to reporters by his chief doctor was caught on camera. Other officials were angry with Meadows for not even trying to control the president.

Some aides tried to project confidence — “We feel comfortable working here, those of us who are still here,” Alyssa Farah, the White House communications director, said in an interview on Fox News — but many saw the situation as spiraling out of control. The pandemic that Trump had treated cavalierly for months seemed to have locked its grip on the White House. West Wing aides, shaken by polls showing the president badly trailing Joe Biden, worried that they were living through the final days of the Trump administration.

The disarray was at the same time spreading across Washington. Almost the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff, including its chairman, Gen. Mark A. Milley, went into quarantine Tuesday after coming in contact with Adm. Charles W. Ray, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, who tested positive for the coronavirus.

Late in the day, the stock market collapsed when Trump abruptly called off talks for a congressional coronavirus relief bill after the Fed chair, Jerome Powell, said such a stimulus was badly needed.

Some White House staff members wondered whether Trump’s behavior was spurred by the cocktail of drugs he has been taking to treat the coronavirus, including dexamethasone, a steroid that can cause mood swings and can give a false level of energy and a sense of euphoria.

Staff members said the president was glad to be back in the White House after spending four days and three nights at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which aides said made him feel as if he was in a cage.

Meadows and Bobby Peede, director of the White House advance team, kept him company there for hours and served as a lifeline to the rest of the administration. He summoned another aide, Max Miller, on Sunday to stay with him.

Aides said that Trump made calls from the White House on Tuesday and roamed the areas of the presidential residence that had been set up for him. Although he was described as itching to get back into the Oval Office and show that he was in charge, a potential live address to the nation was discussed but scrapped in favor of a planned taped one.

Prominent supporters of the administration said Trump should have stayed at the hospital until he was no longer infectious or should remain confined to his residence.

“When a boss comes down with COVID, whether that boss is the president, a CEO, a principal at a school, a union foreman on a shop floor, and the boss shows up for work, it sends a very worrisome message to all of those around the boss,” said Ari Fleischer, a former press secretary to President George W. Bush.

“There is a community of people who work in the White House, not just political appointees. A good boss always takes care of his or her employees.”

Still unknown was the exact status of the president’s health. Dr. Sean Conley, the White House physician, said Tuesday that the president “reports no symptoms” of the virus and that his vital signs were stable, but no one at the White House would say what the “expected findings” were on Trump’s chest X-ray that Conley had mentioned over the weekend.

There were no answers, either, on when Trump last tested negative for the virus — a crucial piece of information that the White House and Conley have refused to answer and would establish the known state of Trump’s health before the presidential debate last Tuesday or before he attended a fundraiser in New Jersey on Thursday. The White House first made public that Trump had tested positive early Friday.

Two officials maintained that Trump had been tested before the presidential debate, but the White House has yet to affirm that.

White House officials conceded Tuesday that there had been an impression created that Trump was getting tested every day and a reliance on testing as if it were a curative measure as opposed to a diagnostic.

Yet the president himself was not tested every day, according to two people familiar with the practices. A senior administration official would only say Tuesday that Trump was tested “regularly.” Trump himself told reporters in the White House briefing room in July that “I do take probably on average a test every two days, three days.”

As the day progressed Tuesday, parts of the White House resembled a hazard zone. Workers dressed in head-to-toe protective suits sanitized common spaces in the West Wing, and staff members were told that the White House residence had hired a “well-being” consultant whom they could speak with anonymously, specifically to focus on mental health concerns.

Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary who tested positive for the virus Monday, appeared on television from her home. Hope Hicks, Trump’s close adviser who has also tested positive, had been trying to help with messaging for the videos the president shot at Walter Reed and the remarks on the virus he wanted to make upon his return.

And the finger-pointing continued.

Hicks had been upset last week that she was being blamed for infecting the president, according to three people who had spoken with her. She had not attended a Rose Garden event announcing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court and had tested positive for the virus on the same day as Trump and the first lady — making it just as likely that she had contracted the virus from the president.

Among White House advisers, anger grew at McEnany because her statement announcing her diagnosis appeared to blame Hicks. There was also frustration from many corners at Meadows for not doing more to try to protect the staff, a criticism that his defenders said was unfair given the scope of his duties.

On Monday night, some of the staff members still at the White House had gathered to watch Trump’s return. When he defiantly took off his mask on the Truman Balcony for a made-for-television moment, aides said it was of course a statement. But they also wondered if the face covering was making it harder for the president to breathe.

Either way, some of them shrugged off the message it was sending to tens of millions of Americans about taking the coronavirus seriously.

The sentiment, according to one aide to Trump, was that “it’s his house.”

The White House that President Donald Trump woke up in Tuesday morning was in full-blown chaos, even by the standards of the havoc of the Trump era. Also Read: Americans now trust masks after Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19 Aides said the president’s voice was stronger after his return from the hospital Monday night, but at times he still sounded as if he was trying to catch air.

The White House that President Donald Trump woke up in Tuesday morning was in full-blown chaos, even by the standards of the havoc of the Trump era. Also Read: Americans now trust masks after Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19 Aides said the president’s voice was stronger after his return from the hospital Monday night, but at times he still sounded as if he was trying to catch air. The West Wing was mostly empty, cleared of advisers who were out sick with the coronavirus themselves or told to work from home rather than in the capital’s most famous virus hot spot. Staff members in the White House residence were in full personal protective equipment, including yellow gowns, surgical masks and disposable protective eye covers. Four more White House officials tested positive, including Stephen Miller, a top adviser to Trump, bringing to 14 the number of people carrying the virus at the White House or in the president’s close circle. Trump, diagnosed with COVID-19 last week, was still livid at his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, whose effort Saturday to tamp down the rosy portrait of Trump’s condition given to reporters by his chief doctor was caught on camera. Other officials were angry with Meadows for not even trying to control the president. Some aides tried to project confidence — “We feel comfortable working here, those of us who are still here,” Alyssa Farah, the White House communications director, said in an interview on Fox News — but many saw the situation as spiraling out of control. The pandemic that Trump had treated cavalierly for months seemed to have locked its grip on the White House. West Wing aides, shaken by polls showing the president badly trailing Joe Biden, worried that they were living through the final days of the Trump administration. The disarray was at the same time spreading across Washington. Almost the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff, including its chairman, Gen. Mark A. Milley, went into quarantine Tuesday after coming in contact with Adm. Charles W. Ray, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, who tested positive for the coronavirus. Late in the day, the stock market collapsed when Trump abruptly called off talks for a congressional coronavirus relief bill after the Fed chair, Jerome Powell, said such a stimulus was badly needed. Some White House staff members wondered whether Trump’s behavior was spurred by the cocktail of drugs he has been taking to treat the coronavirus, including dexamethasone, a steroid that can cause mood swings and can give a false level of energy and a sense of euphoria. Staff members said the president was glad to be back in the White House after spending four days and three nights at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which aides said made him feel as if he was in a cage. Meadows and Bobby Peede, director of the White House advance team, kept him company there for hours and served as a lifeline to the rest of the administration. He summoned another aide, Max Miller, on Sunday to stay with him. Aides said that Trump made calls from the White House on Tuesday and roamed the areas of the presidential residence that had been set up for him. Although he was described as itching to get back into the Oval Office and show that he was in charge, a potential live address to the nation was discussed but scrapped in favor of a planned taped one. Prominent supporters of the administration said Trump should have stayed at the hospital until he was no longer infectious or should remain confined to his residence. “When a boss comes down with COVID, whether that boss is the president, a CEO, a principal at a school, a union foreman on a shop floor, and the boss shows up for work, it sends a very worrisome message to all of those around the boss,” said Ari Fleischer, a former press secretary to President George W. Bush. “There is a community of people who work in the White House, not just political appointees. A good boss always takes care of his or her employees.” Still unknown was the exact status of the president’s health. Dr. Sean Conley, the White House physician, said Tuesday that the president “reports no symptoms” of the virus and that his vital signs were stable, but no one at the White House would say what the “expected findings” were on Trump’s chest X-ray that Conley had mentioned over the weekend. There were no answers, either, on when Trump last tested negative for the virus — a crucial piece of information that the White House and Conley have refused to answer and would establish the known state of Trump’s health before the presidential debate last Tuesday or before he attended a fundraiser in New Jersey on Thursday. The White House first made public that Trump had tested positive early Friday. Two officials maintained that Trump had been tested before the presidential debate, but the White House has yet to affirm that. White House officials conceded Tuesday that there had been an impression created that Trump was getting tested every day and a reliance on testing as if it were a curative measure as opposed to a diagnostic. Yet the president himself was not tested every day, according to two people familiar with the practices. A senior administration official would only say Tuesday that Trump was tested “regularly.” Trump himself told reporters in the White House briefing room in July that “I do take probably on average a test every two days, three days.” As the day progressed Tuesday, parts of the White House resembled a hazard zone. Workers dressed in head-to-toe protective suits sanitized common spaces in the West Wing, and staff members were told that the White House residence had hired a “well-being” consultant whom they could speak with anonymously, specifically to focus on mental health concerns. Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary who tested positive for the virus Monday, appeared on television from her home. Hope Hicks, Trump’s close adviser who has also tested positive, had been trying to help with messaging for the videos the president shot at Walter Reed and the remarks on the virus he wanted to make upon his return. And the finger-pointing continued. Hicks had been upset last week that she was being blamed for infecting the president, according to three people who had spoken with her. She had not attended a Rose Garden event announcing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court and had tested positive for the virus on the same day as Trump and the first lady — making it just as likely that she had contracted the virus from the president. Among White House advisers, anger grew at McEnany because her statement announcing her diagnosis appeared to blame Hicks. There was also frustration from many corners at Meadows for not doing more to try to protect the staff, a criticism that his defenders said was unfair given the scope of his duties. On Monday night, some of the staff members still at the White House had gathered to watch Trump’s return. When he defiantly took off his mask on the Truman Balcony for a made-for-television moment, aides said it was of course a statement. But they also wondered if the face covering was making it harder for the president to breathe. Either way, some of them shrugged off the message it was sending to tens of millions of Americans about taking the coronavirus seriously. The sentiment, according to one aide to Trump, was that “it’s his house.”

Trump’s return leaves White House in disarray as infections jolt West Wing

There is no clarity on Trump's condition in the hospital. Some media reports have said that Donald Trump was given oxygen and on the other hand doctors said that Trump is doing well.

Confusion around Trump's health: Trump was given oxygen, Media reports

Leaders and prominent figures from around the world Friday sent their best wishes to US President Donald Trump and his family after he announced that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus.

Trump COVID19 positive: Leaders around the world send wishes to Trump

US President Donald Trump has been admitted to the Walter Reed hospital after getting with coronavirus yesterday. Watch report.

Trump checks in at Walter Reed hospital: Trump hospitalised after coronavirus diagnosis

US President&nbsp;Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel&nbsp;coronavirus on Friday&nbsp;(October 2).

Trump's positive test caps a months-long response to the virus, the seriousness of which he has consistently underplayed.

What started with 'just a flu' remark by the US&nbsp;president, the coronavirus cycle has come a full circle for Donald Trump.

Let us have a look at the different modes and changing stance of Donald Trump on the deadly coronavirus which has claimed more than 200,000 live in the US&nbsp;and responsible for more than 1 million deaths globally.

Stage 1: The denial mode: From miracles to just a flu

The&nbsp;US president&nbsp;was quite sure of the virus to be "just a flu" in February of this year. On February 10, Trump said in a statement, "and part of the thing is you want to keep it the way it is, you don't want to see panic, because there's no reason to be panicked about it. But when I mentioned the flu I asked the various doctors, I said is this just like flu, because, people die from the flu."

Before calling it "just a flu", Trump in an elections rally in New Hampshire on Feb 10 said, that the virus will 'miraculously' go away in April when it gets a little warmer.

And, it just didn't end there. Trump in another press meet in Washington on Feb 27 said, "it's going to disappear one day. It's like a miracle."

A day later the US&nbsp;president in an Election Rally in South Carolina was heard boasting his success in handling the virus. He said, "35,000 people on average die each year from the flu. Did anyone know that? 35,000. That's a lot of people. It could go to a 100,000. It could be 27,000. They say usually a minimum of 27, goes up to 100,000 people a year die. And so far, we have lost nobody to coronavirus in the United States. (Cheers) Nobody."

Little did he know that 7 months later, the US&nbsp;will cross the grim mark of 1 million deaths in the United States and will top the list globally with maximum casualties from the virus.

Stage 2: The realisation mode: Too late to realise the 'Pandemic'

Trump&nbsp;accepted coronavirus as a "real" situation&nbsp;for the first time on March 17.

"I've always known this is a this is a real, this is a pandemic. I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic, all you had to do is look at other countries", he said.

When asked on why did he downplayed the crisis over the last couple of months, Donald Trump said that he didn't want to spread panic in the country. He wanted to keep the country calm and strong and fight and win. The statement came in on the&nbsp;March 30, which was almost two months since the US&nbsp;recorded its first coronavirus case. It was a very big miscalculation done by the US&nbsp;president as the US&nbsp;recorded 161,807 cases and 2,978 deaths by the end of March 30th. The surge in cases was picking up in the US&nbsp;by then.

Stage 3: The 'Trump' solution mode: From ultraviolet rays to injecting "disinfectants"

This is the stage where the Trump suddenly became a medical expert and was suggesting to cure the virus with ultraviolet or just very powerful light. The Republican president while addressing a press conference in the White House said, "So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light, and I think you said that has not been checked but you're going to test it. And then I said, suppose you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you're going to test that, too, sounds interesting. Right, and then I see the disinfectant, it knocks it out in a minute, one minute and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or or almost a cleaning, cause you see it gets on the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it will also be interesting to check that so that you're gonna have to use medical doctors. But it sounds, it sounds interesting to me."

Stage 4: Masks are useless mode: Masks or no Masks?

On April 3 in a White House briefing, Trump started his rant on masks. He said, wearing masks is a voluntary thing and one can choose to wear a mask. He said that he chooses not to wear the mask, but some people might do it, which is ok.

Trump on various instances was also heard mocking the Democratic Presidential Candidate, Joe Biden for wearing a mask as a precautionary measure for Covid-19. He even indulged in heated arguments during press briefings asking the reporters to take off their mask as it is "safe" not to wear it.

After encouraging a lot of people to not wear the mask, Trump on July 21&nbsp;in a while House briefing had a change in heart and said, “We're asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, they'll have an effect and we need everything we can get...I will use it, gladly...Anything that potentially can help...is a good thing."

Stage 5: China the real villain mode: Trump terms Coronavirus as "Chinese Virus" &amp; "Kung Flu"

Trump repeatedly blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year and accused Beijing of suppressing the details of the contagion.

The US&nbsp;officials have described it as "Wuhan Virus" due to its origin. Donald Trump, addressing his first election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June, said that COVID-19 is a disease which has more names than any other disease in history.

"I can name - Kung flu. I can name 19 different versions of names. Many call it a virus, which it is. Many calls it a flu. What difference. I think we have 19 or 20 versions of the name," Donald Trump said. In his remarks, Donald Trump also used terms such as "Chinese virus" to refer to COVID-19.

Stage 6: Vaccines will be here mode: Vaccines just before the elections?

Kicking off the Presidential Election Campaign, the US&nbsp;President soon started with his hope for the coronavirus vaccine. On Aug 27 during Republican National Convention the President said, "We will have a safe and effective vaccine this year. And together we will crush the virus." This was not the first time that Donald Trump mentioned vaccine for coronavirus as a solution, but it was certainly a more prominent claim.

Since then the US&nbsp;president on various occasions has been claiming coronavirus vaccines coming along at a great pace.

During an election campaign in Pennsylvania, he said, "the stock market is at record levels. Think about it. Hopefully rounding the turn of the pandemic. We're rounding that turn and vaccines are coming along great. You know the job that they've done, the doctors, everybody else. We're years ahead of schedule. Anybody else as president. You wouldn't be talking about vaccines for two or three years."

&nbsp;

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday (October 2). Trump's positive test caps a months-long response to the virus, the seriousness of which he has consistently underplayed.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday (October 2). Trump's positive test caps a months-long response to the virus, the seriousness of which he has consistently underplayed. What started with 'just a flu' remark by the US president, the coronavirus cycle has come a full circle for Donald Trump. Let us have a look at the different modes and changing stance of Donald Trump on the deadly coronavirus which has claimed more than 200,000 live in the US and responsible for more than 1 million deaths globally. Stage 1: The denial mode: From miracles to just a flu The US president was quite sure of the virus to be "just a flu" in February of this year. On February 10, Trump said in a statement, "and part of the thing is you want to keep it the way it is, you don't want to see panic, because there's no reason to be panicked about it. But when I mentioned the flu I asked the various doctors, I said is this just like flu, because, people die from the flu." Before calling it "just a flu", Trump in an elections rally in New Hampshire on Feb 10 said, that the virus will 'miraculously' go away in April when it gets a little warmer. And, it just didn't end there. Trump in another press meet in Washington on Feb 27 said, "it's going to disappear one day. It's like a miracle." A day later the US president in an Election Rally in South Carolina was heard boasting his success in handling the virus. He said, "35,000 people on average die each year from the flu. Did anyone know that? 35,000. That's a lot of people. It could go to a 100,000. It could be 27,000. They say usually a minimum of 27, goes up to 100,000 people a year die. And so far, we have lost nobody to coronavirus in the United States. (Cheers) Nobody." Little did he know that 7 months later, the US will cross the grim mark of 1 million deaths in the United States and will top the list globally with maximum casualties from the virus. Stage 2: The realisation mode: Too late to realise the 'Pandemic' Trump accepted coronavirus as a "real" situation for the first time on March 17. "I've always known this is a this is a real, this is a pandemic. I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic, all you had to do is look at other countries", he said. When asked on why did he downplayed the crisis over the last couple of months, Donald Trump said that he didn't want to spread panic in the country. He wanted to keep the country calm and strong and fight and win. The statement came in on the March 30, which was almost two months since the US recorded its first coronavirus case. It was a very big miscalculation done by the US president as the US recorded 161,807 cases and 2,978 deaths by the end of March 30th. The surge in cases was picking up in the US by then. Stage 3: The 'Trump' solution mode: From ultraviolet rays to injecting "disinfectants" This is the stage where the Trump suddenly became a medical expert and was suggesting to cure the virus with ultraviolet or just very powerful light. The Republican president while addressing a press conference in the White House said, "So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light, and I think you said that has not been checked but you're going to test it. And then I said, suppose you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you're going to test that, too, sounds interesting. Right, and then I see the disinfectant, it knocks it out in a minute, one minute and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or or almost a cleaning, cause you see it gets on the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it will also be interesting to check that so that you're gonna have to use medical doctors. But it sounds, it sounds interesting to me." Stage 4: Masks are useless mode: Masks or no Masks? On April 3 in a White House briefing, Trump started his rant on masks. He said, wearing masks is a voluntary thing and one can choose to wear a mask. He said that he chooses not to wear the mask, but some people might do it, which is ok. Trump on various instances was also heard mocking the Democratic Presidential Candidate, Joe Biden for wearing a mask as a precautionary measure for Covid-19. He even indulged in heated arguments during press briefings asking the reporters to take off their mask as it is "safe" not to wear it. After encouraging a lot of people to not wear the mask, Trump on July 21 in a while House briefing had a change in heart and said, “We're asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, they'll have an effect and we need everything we can get...I will use it, gladly...Anything that potentially can help...is a good thing." Stage 5: China the real villain mode: Trump terms Coronavirus as "Chinese Virus" & "Kung Flu" Trump repeatedly blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year and accused Beijing of suppressing the details of the contagion. The US officials have described it as "Wuhan Virus" due to its origin. Donald Trump, addressing his first election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June, said that COVID-19 is a disease which has more names than any other disease in history. "I can name - Kung flu. I can name 19 different versions of names. Many call it a virus, which it is. Many calls it a flu. What difference. I think we have 19 or 20 versions of the name," Donald Trump said. In his remarks, Donald Trump also used terms such as "Chinese virus" to refer to COVID-19. Stage 6: Vaccines will be here mode: Vaccines just before the elections? Kicking off the Presidential Election Campaign, the US President soon started with his hope for the coronavirus vaccine. On Aug 27 during Republican National Convention the President said, "We will have a safe and effective vaccine this year. And together we will crush the virus." This was not the first time that Donald Trump mentioned vaccine for coronavirus as a solution, but it was certainly a more prominent claim. Since then the US president on various occasions has been claiming coronavirus vaccines coming along at a great pace. During an election campaign in Pennsylvania, he said, "the stock market is at record levels. Think about it. Hopefully rounding the turn of the pandemic. We're rounding that turn and vaccines are coming along great. You know the job that they've done, the doctors, everybody else. We're years ahead of schedule. Anybody else as president. You wouldn't be talking about vaccines for two or three years."

Trump tests positive for coronavirus or 'just a flu' in his own words

President Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus has raised many questions about what the infection could mean for the health of America’s top leader.

In a statement, the president’s physician said Trump, who is 74, was “well” but did not say whether he was experiencing symptoms. He said the president would stay isolated in the White House for now.

Here is what we know about how the virus could affect people with his general profile.

Older men are at greater risk of becoming seriously sick

Older men are up to twice as likely to die from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, as women of the same age are, according to an analysis by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Another study, published in Nature in August, found that this was because men produce a weaker immune response than do women.

The potential for needing hospitalization rises after the age of 50, said Raina MacIntyre, who heads the biosecurity program at the Kirby Institute of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Obesity poses another risk factor for dying — particularly among men, according to an analysis of thousands of patients treated at a Southern California health system.

“If you don’t know anything about Donald Trump, just knowing that he’s a male, over 70, and appears to be overweight, right away, you can say he’s in the high-risk group,” said Michael Baker, a professor with the department of global health at the University of Otago in Wellington who is an adviser to the New Zealand government.

Still, many people his age have recovered from COVID-19

Even though the risk of severe illness from COVID-19 increases with age, most people who contract it get well quickly with minimal symptoms.

“The good news is that even people who have a number of risk factors, on average, do well,” Baker said. “Only a minority have illness and severe consequences.”

“A lot of people his age who get COVID are actually fine,” said Benjamin Cowling, head of the division of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Hong Kong.

The outcome could be complicated if Trump has certain underlying health conditions, which researchers widely agree pose a risk of serious illness.

Trump, White House officials and his doctor have maintained in recent months that the president was in good health. But Trump loves cheeseburgers and does not exercise much, aside from playing golf. In June, Trump’s doctor said the president weighed 244 pounds, which makes him obese.

“If he doesn’t have diabetes, high blood pressure or any long-term illness, then the outcome probably won’t be severe,” said David Hui, the director of the Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

It’s hard to say how long it would take for Trump to recover

Experts agree that the next week will be critical in determining the course of Trump’s illness.

If Trump does not develop symptoms, antibodies will appear 10 days after the onset of illness and he will recover, according to Hui at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said that “the good news about COVID-19” is that about 40 per cent&nbsp;of those who get infected never develop symptoms.

Current estimates suggest that symptoms, if they appear, could do so as soon as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure to the virus.

If Trump develops mild symptoms such as a cough, fever or shortness of breath, it could take him a week to recover. A severe illness, which could mean developing lung lesions and pneumonia, could require hospitalization, possible ventilation and months of treatment.

“You couldn’t put a specific time on it,” said Dominic Dwyer, a medical virologist at the University of Sydney. “Irrespective of what one thinks about politics, you wouldn’t wish this on anyone.”

Treatment will depend on the severity of his illness

Experts agree that Trump’s treatment regimen will depend on whether he develops symptoms in the coming days.

As long as he has no symptoms, or limited symptoms, maintaining a comfortable environment in which he can be isolated for 14 days and be regularly assessed by doctors would suffice.

There is, of course, no cure yet for COVID-19. But if Trump develops pneumonia and respiratory failure and other signs of a more serious condition, a number of treatments that have been used widely by doctors and nurses would be available to him.

Remdesivir, an antiviral drug designed to treat both hepatitis and a common respiratory virus, has shown to be useful for treating severely ill patients. A steroid called dexamethasone has also reduced mortality in such patients, according to scientists at the University of Oxford.

President Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus has raised many questions about what the infection could mean for the health of America’s top leader.

President Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus has raised many questions about what the infection could mean for the health of America’s top leader. In a statement, the president’s physician said Trump, who is 74, was “well” but did not say whether he was experiencing symptoms. He said the president would stay isolated in the White House for now. Here is what we know about how the virus could affect people with his general profile. Older men are at greater risk of becoming seriously sick Older men are up to twice as likely to die from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, as women of the same age are, according to an analysis by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Another study, published in Nature in August, found that this was because men produce a weaker immune response than do women. The potential for needing hospitalization rises after the age of 50, said Raina MacIntyre, who heads the biosecurity program at the Kirby Institute of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Obesity poses another risk factor for dying — particularly among men, according to an analysis of thousands of patients treated at a Southern California health system. “If you don’t know anything about Donald Trump, just knowing that he’s a male, over 70, and appears to be overweight, right away, you can say he’s in the high-risk group,” said Michael Baker, a professor with the department of global health at the University of Otago in Wellington who is an adviser to the New Zealand government. Still, many people his age have recovered from COVID-19 Even though the risk of severe illness from COVID-19 increases with age, most people who contract it get well quickly with minimal symptoms. “The good news is that even people who have a number of risk factors, on average, do well,” Baker said. “Only a minority have illness and severe consequences.” “A lot of people his age who get COVID are actually fine,” said Benjamin Cowling, head of the division of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Hong Kong. The outcome could be complicated if Trump has certain underlying health conditions, which researchers widely agree pose a risk of serious illness. Trump, White House officials and his doctor have maintained in recent months that the president was in good health. But Trump loves cheeseburgers and does not exercise much, aside from playing golf. In June, Trump’s doctor said the president weighed 244 pounds, which makes him obese. “If he doesn’t have diabetes, high blood pressure or any long-term illness, then the outcome probably won’t be severe,” said David Hui, the director of the Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It’s hard to say how long it would take for Trump to recover Experts agree that the next week will be critical in determining the course of Trump’s illness. If Trump does not develop symptoms, antibodies will appear 10 days after the onset of illness and he will recover, according to Hui at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said that “the good news about COVID-19” is that about 40 per cent of those who get infected never develop symptoms. Current estimates suggest that symptoms, if they appear, could do so as soon as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure to the virus. If Trump develops mild symptoms such as a cough, fever or shortness of breath, it could take him a week to recover. A severe illness, which could mean developing lung lesions and pneumonia, could require hospitalization, possible ventilation and months of treatment. “You couldn’t put a specific time on it,” said Dominic Dwyer, a medical virologist at the University of Sydney. “Irrespective of what one thinks about politics, you wouldn’t wish this on anyone.” Treatment will depend on the severity of his illness Experts agree that Trump’s treatment regimen will depend on whether he develops symptoms in the coming days. As long as he has no symptoms, or limited symptoms, maintaining a comfortable environment in which he can be isolated for 14 days and be regularly assessed by doctors would suffice. There is, of course, no cure yet for COVID-19. But if Trump develops pneumonia and respiratory failure and other signs of a more serious condition, a number of treatments that have been used widely by doctors and nurses would be available to him. Remdesivir, an antiviral drug designed to treat both hepatitis and a common respiratory virus, has shown to be useful for treating severely ill patients. A steroid called dexamethasone has also reduced mortality in such patients, according to scientists at the University of Oxford.

Trump has the coronavirus. What risks does he face?

The internet exploded with memes after US President Donald Trump tested positive for the fatal coronavirus on Friday.

Netizens couldn't help but recall the time when Trump had called downplayed the severeness of COVID-19, calling it&nbsp; a ''hoax'' and compared it to the flu. He refused to wear facemasks initially but took a u-turn after facing criticism.

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Many called the announcement a ''mere excuse'' of escaping the second presidential debate against his Democratic rival Joe Biden.&nbsp;Earlier, on Thursday night's debate, the president predicted that the end of the pandemic was in sight.

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One Twitter user said that coronavirus was defeating Trump by 19-0.

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The president,&nbsp;who is tested regularly for COVID-19, has kept up a rigorous travel schedule across the country in recent weeks, holding rallies with thousands of people in the run-up to the November&nbsp;3 election, despite warnings from public health professionals against having events with large crowds.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-and-wife-melania-test-positive-for-coronavirus-world-leaders-wish-speedy-recovery-331890" hreflang="en">Trump, wife Melania test positive for COVID; world leaders wish fast recovery</a>

Trump has come under sharp criticism for his response to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States alone. The president has, however, touted his management of the crisis as one of the best in the world.

The internet exploded with memes after US President Donald Trump tested positive for the fatal coronavirus on Friday. Netizens couldn't help but recall the time when Trump had called downplayed the severeness of COVID-19, calling it a ''hoax'' and compared it to the flu.

The internet exploded with memes after US President Donald Trump tested positive for the fatal coronavirus on Friday. Netizens couldn't help but recall the time when Trump had called downplayed the severeness of COVID-19, calling it a ''hoax'' and compared it to the flu. He refused to wear facemasks initially but took a u-turn after facing criticism. BUT...IT'S A HOAX AND WILL MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR!!! CAN YOU SAY...CLOROX? pic.twitter.com/6LIcMAuW4Z — TRUMP'S GOTTA GOOOOOO 😷🌊🇺🇸 (@isitreallysin) October 2, 2020 × Many called the announcement a ''mere excuse'' of escaping the second presidential debate against his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Earlier, on Thursday night's debate, the president predicted that the end of the pandemic was in sight. That's a nice way to save you ass from next debate.#DonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/LtxZY9vtzw — Umair (@Umair56097041) October 2, 2020 × Can’t handle any war of any kind #DebateDodger pic.twitter.com/L8rBt4XYSM — NonyaBiz! 🏳️‍🌈 (@LSD122070) October 2, 2020 × One Twitter user said that coronavirus was defeating Trump by 19-0. COVID 19 TRUMP 0#TrumpHasCovid — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) October 2, 2020 × Trump: *says the virus is fake* Covid: pic.twitter.com/sHATzGXIlR — Dezirae 👻 (@dezirae29) October 2, 2020 × The president, who is tested regularly for COVID-19, has kept up a rigorous travel schedule across the country in recent weeks, holding rallies with thousands of people in the run-up to the November 3 election, despite warnings from public health professionals against having events with large crowds. Also read: Trump, wife Melania test positive for COVID; world leaders wish fast recovery Trump has come under sharp criticism for his response to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States alone. The president has, however, touted his management of the crisis as one of the best in the world.

Internet explodes with memes after Trump, who called COVID-19 a 'hoax', tests positive

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday night that he and first lady Melania Trump will begin their "quarantine process" while they await their COVID-19 test results, a day after top aide Hope Hicks tested positive for coronavirus.

Trump's top aide tests COVID-19 positive | Melania and Trump awaits COVID test report

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump tweeted: "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!."

Breaking News: Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19

The White House Doctor has said that President Donald Trump is "well" and will continue to perform his duties "without disruption" while quarantining along with the first lady, after both tested positive for the coronavirus.

White House Doctor: 'Both Trump and Melania well at this point'

Dr. Conley: Trump will carry duties without disruption, Trump-Melania COVID-19 positive