Donald Trump declares himself ‘immune’ from Covid-19, calling his aggressive treatment ‘pretty routine’
- Trump said he was feeling ‘fantastically’ and he will add more states to his campaign itinerary in coming week
- Key data for evaluating Trump‘s health has not been made available
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he no longer had the coronavirus and claimed he was now “immune”.
“It seems like I'm immune, so I can go way out of a basement, which I would have done anyway,” Trump said in an interview on Fox News.
“The president is in very good shape to fight the battles,” Trump said in response to a question from Sunday Morning Futures host Maria Bartiromo. “I beat this crazy horrible China virus … I passed the highest test, the highest standards, and I'm in great shape. And I have to tell you I feel fantastically. I really feel good.”
Trump’s doctor on Saturday declared Trump free of coronavirus symptoms a little more than a week after he announced his viral diagnosis, and a few hours after he appeared publicly for the first time since he was sent to hospital over Covid-19.
“I am happy to report that in addition to the president meeting [US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention] criteria for the safe discontinuation of isolation, [Saturday morning’s Covid-19 test result] demonstrates, by currently recognised standards, he is no longer considered a transmission risk to others,” White House doctor Sean Conley said.
