After tested positive with Covid-19, US president Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed Military Medical Center. According to White house officials, he experienced breathing difficulty, “fatigued but in good spirits” on the first day of hospitalisation.
According to CNN, Trump, 74-year-old was taken by helicopter in White House to receive treatment in Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland roughly 17 hours after he announced tested positive for coronavirus.
A Trump adviser said there is reason for concern about the President’s health.
“This is serious,” the adviser said. The adviser went on to describe Trump as very tired, very fatigued and having some trouble breathing.
A source familiar with the situation said White House officials have serious concerns about Trump’s health and a top administration official told CNN that Trump is “OK for now, but our fear is that things can change quick.”
A third source said the President’s condition is worse than first lady Melania Trump’s.
Still, there has been no transfer of power to Vice President Mike Pence, said White House spokeswoman Alyssa Farah. “The President is in charge,” she said.
A White House official on Friday evening stressed there is no reason for the public to be alarmed about Trump’s condition.