Feb ‘Yesterday and today he was not on oxygen,’ said Conley. The theory correctly stated that asymptomatic people could "easily" transmit the virus, a belief that was presented as outside medical consensus at the time of the briefing. In June Dr. Conley said Trump takes three daily drugs: 40mg of Rosuvastatin, a statin; 1mg of finasteride, the hair-loss drug generally marketed as Propecia; and 81mg of aspirin. "[95], In July, U.S. PIRG and 150 health professionals sent a letter asking the federal government to "shut it down now, and start over". But the White House has not answered questions on the names of his full team. [198], On March 18, in addition to the many popup hospitals nationwide, the Navy deployed two hospital ships, USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort, which were planned to accept non-coronavirus patients transferred from land-based hospitals, so those hospitals could concentrate on virus cases. Friday night, he began a five-day course of remdesivir, a Gilead Sciences drug currently used for moderately and severely ill patients. The president’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, and the head of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, have also tested positive, though they were not at the event. [389][390] The CDC ensemble forecast on July 31 also correctly predicted at least 168,000 total deaths by August 22. Current COVID-19-related hospitalizations[381] (chart): A map in which progression charts for current hospitalizations per state are available on mouseover is available in Currently Hospitalized by State, covidtracking.com. [116] The final report was released on February 28. Data may be partial. It's just one clip. [229][230] Controlling for relevant factors, Republican governors were slower to implement social distance policies than Democratic governors. President Trump's oxygen levels have dropped twice since his diagnosis but never below 90 per cent, Dr. Sean Conley said on Sunday, also admitting for the first time the president received supplemental oxygen. Dr. Conley has never spoken to reporters before Saturday, and read initially from a prepared statement on both Saturday and Sunday. Current provisional COVID-19 deaths in the United States by age. Conley was asked why he and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows gave different pictures of the president's health on Saturday with Conley painting a positive picture and Meadows saying the president went through a 'very concerning' period. [203] However, the military, in general, remained ready for any contingency in a COVID-19 environment. [10] Additional travel restrictions were placed on foreign nationals who had traveled within the past 14 days in certain countries, with exceptions for families and residents. Since then Trump's struggle to walk down a ramp at West Point and his strange drinking of water with two hands has been the subject of widespread speculation about cognitive issues. But the White House has never explained fully his mystery trip to Walter Reed in November 2019 when Mike Pence was told to be on 'standby' to assume the powers of the presidency. Jun Trump’s administration has been less than transparent with the public throughout the pandemic, both about the president’s health and the virus' spread inside the White House. Last 15 days, On December 31, 2019, China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. 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[391], For comparison, the CDC estimated deaths in the U.S. from the 1918 Spanish Flu, the 1957–1958 influenza pandemic, and the 1968 Hong Kong flu were 675,000; 116,000; and 100,000 respectively. "[192], On February 3, an unclassified Army briefing document on the coronavirus projected that in an unlikely "black swan" scenario, "between 80,000 and 150,000 could die." And in doing so, came off like we're trying to hide something, which wasn't necessarily true.'. [160][161] That led President Trump to sign an order setting motion parts of the Defense Production Act, first used during the Korean War, to allow the federal government a wide range of powers, including telling industries on what to produce, allocating supplies, giving incentives to industries, and allowing companies to cooperate. Don't Move, Improve! "[42][43][d] The same day, the CDC confirmed the first person-to-person case in America, and President Trump, during a speech about a trade agreement, said the virus outbreak in China was "under control and a very small problem in this country". [200] On March 29, citing reduction in on-shore medical capabilities and the closure of facilities at the Port of Miami to new patients, the U.S. Coast Guard required ships carrying more than fifty people to prepare to care for sick people on board.