President did not disclose 1st positive test, sources say
The president had already tested positive Thursday when he appeared on Fox News.
President Donald Trump's condition is continuing to improve as he fights a coronavirus infection, doctors say, and he may be able to leave Walter Reed Medical Center as early as Monday -- even as details emerge that the president allegedly initially tested positive for COVID-19 earlier than he acknowledged.
Doctors also reported that Trump, over the course of exhibiting coronavirus symptoms, had earlier experienced two episodes of "transient drops" in his oxygen saturation.
Yet the president was feeling well enough Sunday evening to briefly leave Walter Reed for a surprise drive-by, waving to supporters outside the hospital.
Meanwhile, numerous questions remain about how many people at the highest levels of government had been exposed to the virus after a week of events involving the president where social distancing and mask-wearing were lax in the White House and elsewhere.
Sunday's headlines:
Trump has had no fever since Friday morning
Trump's medical team said the president has remained without a fever since Friday morning and his vital signs are stable. He is not complaining of any shortness of breath or other significant respiratory symptoms.
Trump is walking around the White House medical unit at Walter Reed without any limitation or disability.
Doctors continue to monitor cardiac, liver and kidney function, which continue to show normal findings.
Trump's oxygen levels have dropped twice since onset of symptoms
Dr. Conley said over the course of exhibiting coronavirus symptoms, President Trump has experienced two episodes of "transient drops" in his oxygen saturation.
The medical team decided to administer the steroid dexamethasone based on the timeline from the initial diagnosis and concerns over "possible rapid progression of the illness."
"Thursday night into Friday morning when I left the bedside the president was doing well, with only mild symptoms and his oxygen was in the high 90s," Conley said. "Late Friday morning, when I returned to the bedside, the president had a high fever and his oxygen saturation was transiently dipping below 94%. Given these two developments, I was concerned for possible rapid progression of the illness"
Trump continues to improve, doctors say
President Trump's condition has continued to improve, physician to the president Dr. Sean Conley told reporters on Sunday. He has not had a fever since Friday morning and is not complaining of shortness of breath.
Briefing expected outside Walter Reed
A press conference will be held around 11:30 a.m. outside Walter Reed Medical Center, the White House told the press pool, as Trump continues undergoing treatment for the coronavirus.
The briefing is expected to be from Dr. Conley and the president’s medical team.