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- President Donald Trump was discharged from Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Monday after his doctors said his condition improved significantly following treatment.
- Trump is still relatively early in his course of dealing with COVID-19 following his positive test result last week, though a precise timeline of his infection still remains unclear.
- Before the doctors spoke to the press, Trump tweeted that he will be getting out of the hospital at 6:30 p.m.
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President Donald Trump will head back to the White House after being cleared by his doctors Monday.
In a press briefing, Trump’s doctors said his condition has rapidly improved during his stay at Walter Reed Army Medical Center following several therapeutic treatments for COVID-19.
Dr. Sean Conley said the president “may not entirely be out of the woods yet,” but he is healthy enough to leave the facility by the end of the day.
“Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet, the team and I agree that all our evaluations, most importantly, his clinical status, support the president’s safe return home, where he’ll be surrounded by world-class medical care 24/7,” Conley said.
Conley also referenced Trump’s tweet announcing his discharge before the briefing.
Trump is still relatively early in his course of COVID-19 symptoms following his positive test result last week, though a precise timeline of his infection still remains unclear.
When asked about the results of Trump's latest coronavirus test and if he tested negative, Conley demurred.
"I don't want to go backwards," Conley said.
The president was given a steroid reserved for serious coronavirus cases and was put on oxygen at least twice.
Trump could still be susceptible to further symptoms setting in, with the 10 day mark usually serving as an indicator for whether a case is severe or receding.