President arrives at White House, removes mask and salutes
In a tweet announcing the move, Trump wrote, "Don't be afraid of Covid."
President Donald Trump's condition is continuing to improve as he fights a coronavirus infection, doctors said, and he left Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday evening, landing at the White House shortly before 7 p.m.
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.
Administration member Judd Deere subsequently put out a statement saying that, "President Trump took a short, last-minute motorcade ride to wave to his supporters outside and has now returned to the Presidential Suite inside Walter Reed."
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.
Monday's headlines:
'In a bit of uncharted territory' with Trump treatment
Dr. Conley, the president's physician, was asked about concerns of Trump's symptoms becoming worse after he is discharged and said the team remains "cautiously optimistic" and "on guard."
"We are in a bit of uncharted territory when it comes to a patient that received therapies he has so early in the course," he said. "If we can get through to Monday with him remaining the same or improving, better yet, then we will all take that final deep sigh of relief."
Trump 'probably' met discharge requirements yesterday, doctor says
Trump "probably met most of his discharge requirements" from the hospital yesterday, Dr. Conley said, noting that Trump is returning to the White House medical unit that is staffed 24/7 with doctors and nurses.
Asked about control measures being taken around the president, Dr. Conley said the medical and security staff surrounding Trump are wearing full personal protective equipment.
The Secret Service agents were "in that same level of PPE for a very short period of time" yesterday -- likely referencing Trump's drive-by of supporters outside the hospital on Sunday.
"We've worked with our infectious disease experts to make some recommendations for how to keep everything safe, down at the White House, for the president and those around him," Conley said.
Trump still taking remdesivir, dexamethasone
Trump receieved a third dose of remdesivir on Monday morning and he "tolerated that infusion without difficulty," Dr. Brian Garibaldi told reporters on Monday.
"Our plan is to give the fourth dose of remdesivir this evening before he goes back to the White House and we've made arrangements to delvier the fifth and final dose of his treatment course at the White House tomorrow evening," he said.
Trump also continues to take the steroid dexamethasone.
Trump 'may not entirely be out of the woods yet,' doctor says
Dr. Sean Conley, the president's physician, told reporters on Monday that it's been more than 72 hours since Trump had a fever, his oxygen levels and breathing are all normal.
Conley noted that Trump "may not entirely be out of the woods yet" but the medical team agrees that their evaluations and Trump's clinical status support his return home where "he'll be surrounded by world class medical care 24/7."
Trump departing Walter Reed for White House
After spending three nights in the hospital, Trump is departing Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, en route to the White House, despite not having completed his full COVID-19 treatment.
Trump -- in a mask -- surrounded by Secret Service -- walked out of the hospital at 6:38 p.m. ET and waved to reporters as he entered a vehicle to take him to Marine One.
He did not answer shouted questions from the press on the health of his staff.
The president tweeted shortly before his departure that he "Will be back on the Campaign Trail soon!!!"
Earlier in the day, the president’s physician said he supported Trump's move to the White House but also acknowledged the president is “not necessarily out of the woods yet” and that he is on “uncharted territory” in terms of his treatment.
Guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention say that transporting a patient “outside of their room should be limited to medically essential purposes.”
Trump arrived on Friday evening after announcing at 12:54 a.m. on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19.