Donald Trump says he’s feeling “much better” after being taken to hospital with coronavirus, but also suggested that the next few days will be the “real test”.
The US President was taken to the Walter Reed military hospital on Friday, where he’s receiving a number of treatments - including an experimental antibody treatment.
On Saturday evening local time, Mr Trump tweeted a video of himself from the hospital and offered an update on his condition.
He said: “I came here... wasn’t feeling so well. I’m feeling much better now.
“The next period of a few days, I guess that’s the real test. We’ll see what happens.”
Mr Trump’s doctors, meanwhile, said the US president remains "fever-free and off supplemental option".
They said: “While not yet out of the woods, the team remains cautiously optimistic.”
The updates followed a day of confusion and conflicting messages around the US president’s condition.
Mr Trump’s medical team provided an update to media on Saturday afternoon - an upbeat assessment indicating Mr Trump was doing well.
However, physician Sean Conley raised questions about the timeline of the president’s diagnosis when he referred to it being ‘72 hours’ after his diagnosis - meaning Mr Trump would have been diagnosed earlier on Wednesday or Thursday than previously known.
The White House has since released a statement noting that Dr Conley misspoke, confirming that Mr Trump was diagnosed on Thursday evening.
Meanwhile, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows indicated to a pool of journalists that Mr Trump’s condition on Friday had been more serious and concerning than previously disclosed.
