Donald Trump releases video from hospital as he faces critical 48 hours in coronavirus fight
- US president said the next few days would be the ‘real test’ of his resilience as he battles Covid-19
- New questions emerge about timing, severity of Trump’s coronavirus infection
US President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against Covid-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday – in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump doctors, who took pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White House before his hospital admission.
Trump was dressed in a suit without a tie and was seated as he recorded the message. He sounded slightly congested and short of breath.
“I’m starting to feel good,” he said in the video apparently filmed from his medical suite.
“You don’t know over the next period of a few days, I guess that’s the real test, so we’ll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days.”
Hours earlier, Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows told reporters outside the hospital: “We’re still not on a clear path yet to a full recovery”.