United States President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that he was “immune” to the coronavirus after recovering completely from Covid-19. I...
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that he was “immune” to the coronavirus after recovering completely from Covid-19. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said he felt “fantastically” and was ready to “get out of the basement”.
“It seems like I’m immune, so I can go way out of a basement, which I would have done anyway,” Trump told the channel. “It looks like I am immune for I don’t know, maybe a long time or maybe a short time...It could be a life time, nobody really knows but I am immune.” Studies have yet to establish whether being infected with Covid-19 leads to future immunity.
His statements came a day after his doctor in a memo released on Saturday night said that Trump was “no longer considered a transmission risk”, and he would make a “safe return to public engagements” by the weekend. The memo from Dr Sean P Conley, however, did not confirm whether Trump had tested negative for Covid-19. Trump had announced he contracted the virus on October 1.
“The president is in very good shape to fight the battles,” Trump added. “I beat this crazy horrible China virus......
