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| Trump to leave hospital on Monday after weekend Covid treatment | |
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| US President Donald Trump says he will be released from hospital later on Monday, four days after being admitted with Covid-19. | US President Donald Trump says he will be released from hospital later on Monday, four days after being admitted with Covid-19. |
| Just before a scheduled briefing from his doctors, Mr Trump tweeted he would be leaving at 18:30 (22:30 GMT), adding that he felt "really good". | Just before a scheduled briefing from his doctors, Mr Trump tweeted he would be leaving at 18:30 (22:30 GMT), adding that he felt "really good". |
| But questions remain over the seriousness of Mr Trump's illness after a weekend of conflicting statements. | But questions remain over the seriousness of Mr Trump's illness after a weekend of conflicting statements. |
| The true scale of the outbreak at the White House remains unclear. | The true scale of the outbreak at the White House remains unclear. |
| "Feeling really good!" Mr Trump tweeted. | "Feeling really good!" Mr Trump tweeted. |
| "Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!!" | "Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!!" |
| There are more than 7.4 million Covid-19 cases in the US and the virus has killed nearly 210,000 Americans, according to Johns Hopkins University. | |
| The president's discharge comes as more new cases have been reported among White House staff. | The president's discharge comes as more new cases have been reported among White House staff. |
| At least 12 people close to Mr Trump have now tested positive, as have several junior staff members. | At least 12 people close to Mr Trump have now tested positive, as have several junior staff members. |
| Many of the people who have tested positive around President Trump attended a meeting at the White House on 26 September that is being scrutinised as a possible "super-spreader event". | |
| The White House has not revealed how many staff members have tested positive since Mr Trump's own diagnosis. | The White House has not revealed how many staff members have tested positive since Mr Trump's own diagnosis. |
| Who else around the president has tested positive? | |
| Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany became the latest high-profile figure close to the president to confirm a positive test earlier on Monday. | Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany became the latest high-profile figure close to the president to confirm a positive test earlier on Monday. |
| US media said two other aides to the press secretary had had a positive result. Ms McEnany was seen speaking to journalists without wearing a mask on Sunday but said no members of the press had been listed as close contacts by the White House medical unit. | |
| First Lady Melania Trump, senior aides and three Republican senators have also tested positive. | |
| President Trump's diagnosis has upended his election campaign, as he faces Democratic challenger Joe Biden on 3 November. | |
| First Lady Melania, who is 50, has been isolating at the White House, reportedly with mild symptoms. In a tweet she said: "I am feeling good [and] will continue to rest at home". |