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Donald Trump and Covid: what we know so farWalter Reed physician among critics of Donald Trump drive-by visitNiece says president sees illness as sign of ‘unforgivable weakness’Poll: Trump 14 points behind Biden month before electionSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 10.15am BST President Trump’s medical team said on Sunday that he could be discharged from Walter Reed as early as today. It’s caused some confusion, because the idea that Trump is well enough to leave hospital appears to conflict with other medical information we have been told about the president. As Katie Thomas and Roni Caryn Rabin reported for the New York Times:The few medical details they disclosed suggested to many infectious disease experts that he is suffering a more severe case of Covid-19.In photos and videos, there is hardly any sign that Mr. Trump is sick. But Trump’s doctors said his oxygen levels had dropped to a level that can indicate that a patient’s lungs are compromised. Related: Sean Conley: who is the Trump doctor whose updates are raising questions 10.07am BST A couple of tweets regarding the administration’s handling of Trump’s Covid case have gone viral overnight. David Nakamura, a reporter at the Washington Post, noted that the official photographs of Trump working through his illness have been credited by the White House to different photographers – meaning that more staff are potentially being exposed to the virus.The WH photos released yesterday of Trump at Walter Reed were taken by a different photographer than today’s batch meaning Potus is exposing more staffers to the virus. pic.twitter.com/GE1VQRpCJqI just want everyone in this country to have the same healthcare I receive as a member of Congress. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/oct/05/donald-trump-coronavirus-covid-19-walter-reed-joe-biden-live-updates #donald_trump #joe_biden #coronavirus_outbreak #us_news #world_news