Donald Trump has claimed that he has fully recovered from Covid-19 and now has an "immunity" from the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans.
"I have to tell you, I feel amazing.
I feel really good. And I feel even better than the fact that, you know, the
word exemption means something - really protective. "I think it's very
important that this happens, that this is very important," the US president
told Fox News in an interview on Sunday.
Mr. Trump reiterated his claim on Twitter
for immunity to the coronavirus, saying: "Tomorrow and full sign out by
White House doctors. That means I can't get it, and I can't give it. Great to know!
"
The post was flagged’ by Twitter as
"spreading misleading and potentially harmful information." Studies
have not yet determined whether being infected’ with covid-19 can lead to
future immunity.
The president's comments came a day after
his doctor said the president had taken a test that showed he was no longer
contagious. He did not say whether Mr. Trump tested negative for the virus, for
which the president tested positive on October 1.
But the doctor's statement gave Mr. Trump
the freedom to return to holding large rallies during the last weeks of the US
presidential campaign.
He is expected’ to make his first public
appearance on the campaign trail at a rally in Florida on Monday.
"As you know, doctors, the White
House doctors are the best, and they said [I] am absolutely free to spread.
There is no spread," Mr. Trump said. Crazy defeated the terrible China
virus. "
While Mr. Trump said in an interview that
he did not know how long he would be, exempt from covid-19 - "no one
knows", he admitted - he was misled’ about the disease. What statements
are made’ and what effect does it have on affected patients?
"Once you recover, you'll be
immune," Mr. Trump said.
He then went on to reveal in his stack
against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that he had recovered from
his illness and COVID 19, who had not caught the virus.
Where Mr. Trump attended summer events
without wearing a weather mask or observing social distance, Mr. Biden followed
his example by wearing a mask from the Americans and taking all the precautions
outlined by the Centers for Disease Control. Have been urging to do.
"Now you have a president who doesn't
have to hide in the basement like his opponent. Mr. Trump said on Sunday,
"You have a president who has an exception, which is a big one. I think
that's a very important thing, clear."
Mr. Trump wants to return to the campaign
trail after missing more than 10 days from his illness.
In several public opinion polls last week,
it lost the national popular vote by more than 10 percentage points and is
trailing in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and
Florida.
Mr. Trump will speak to supporters in
Sanford, Florida, on Monday.
Vice President Mike Pence held a massive
rally in Florida on Saturday in the world's largest retirement community,
encouraged by supporters and many in need of medical attention because of the
heat. Most did not wear masks.
Mr. Trump has promised to hold a "big
rally" in Sanford this week.
The president will make a safe return to
"public engagements" by the end of the week, White House physician
Dr. Sean Conley said in a memo on Thursday, but Mr. Trump's doctors did not say
if he would recover from the illness. Has twice tested negative, benchmark
public health experts suggest returning to social activities.
Mr. Trump plans to hold evening rallies in
John Stown, Pennsylvania on Tuesday and in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday.
On Sunday, the Trump administration called
on Congress to pass a Coronavirus aid bill using small funds running out of a
small business loan program when negotiations on a broader package are in the
form of resistance.
The proposal was the latest in a series of
non-stop talks aimed at securing further stimulus for the economy, which is
struggling to recover from the coronavirus shutdown that has laid off millions
of Americans.
In a letter to lawmakers, Treasury
Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of State Mark Meadows said they
would continue to talk with Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer and House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi to reach an agreement on a comprehensive bill. To try
However he acknowledged that their numbers
were not enough to defeat President Conte's government.
"All or nothing is an unacceptable
response from the American people," he wrote.
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