President Donald Trump is “doing very well” and is beginning remdesivir therapy, an experimental antiviral therapy, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said in a memorandum Friday evening.
“This afternoon, in consultation with specialists from Walter Reed and Johns Hopkins University, I recommended movement of the president up to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for further monitoring,” Conley said in the memorandum.
“This evening I am happy to report that the president is doing very well,” he continued. “He is not requiring any supplemental oxygen, but in consultation with specialists we have elected to initiate remdesivir therapy.
“He has completed his first dose and is resting comfortably.”
Trump’s Twitter feed has been unusually quiet since announcing his COVID-19 diagnosis in the early hours of Friday.
Trump will be working at the presidential offices at Walter Reed, which has a special suite available for the president with multiple rooms for rest, treatment, work, and dining,
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced prior to Trump’s move: “President Trump remains in good spirits, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day. Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the president will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days.”
The update also said that as a precautionary measure, the president completed an infusion of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail of 8 grams.
“In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the president has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin, and a daily aspirin,” Conley said in the update.
Trump released a video shortly after he arrived at Walter Reed thanking the public for the support. He 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.”
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