Trump and Melania test positive test positive for Covid 19

[timhau]

I have come to believe that Trump extrudes some weird pheromones that, in some people, cause a complete suppression of common sense and self-preservation.

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Trump Tower is actually some kind of insect hive.

A lot of people are saying that the highrise in the first Ghostbusters movie was based on it.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

The Conley memos are a farce.

3/oct: he remains fever free

4/oct: no memo

5/oct: no memo

6/oct: today he reports no symptoms

7/oct: He's now been fever-free for more than 4 days, sympton-free for for over 24 hours

8/oct: nothing about symptoms or body temperature

9/oct: no memo

10/oct: fever-free for well over 24 hours and all symptoms improved

In summary, the symptoms that he didn't have since 6/oct are now improving.
Similar story for the fever: no fever since 3/oct, but now fever-free for well over 24 hours. (7 days is well over 24 hours, of course )

It's a word puzzle where the the memo writer has to describe the course of the disease without mentioning anything except improvement. Inevitably this lacks almost all detail but we clearly seem invited to infer on the 8th he had a fever and other symptoms.

 

[dann]

Sadly, according to his doctor (as if his word has value) Trump is free of infection. If true, there's still hope he could have long term health impacts. It's sad news.

I don't think that's what he said:

The memo says Trump has met criteria from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to end isolation but does not say Trump has received a negative coronavirus test since first testing positive for the virus last week. However, that is not a criteria for clearing isolation, according to the CDC.
"This evening I am happy to report that in addition to the President meeting CDC criteria for the safe discontinuation of isolation, this morning's COVID PCR sample demonstrates, by currently recognized standards, he is no longer considered a transmission risk to others," the memo from Conley reads in part.
Trump has met CDC criteria to end isolation and is cleared to return to an active schedule by his physician (CNN, Oct. 11, 2020)

 

[Craig4]

I don't think that's what he said:

Oh, so he's still sick. That's excellent. Great news.

 

[Mader Levap]

Well, quite. It's out of character for Garrison.

Unfortunately, Childlike Empress has a point here. Broken clock and all of that.

I'm willing to accept an explanation that another reason he labels everything is that he understands that he's a bad artist.

Caricatures can be quite often unrecognizable for people that aren't familiar with person in question. So yeah, he has good reason to label everything.

 

[quadraginta]

Well, quite. It's out of character for Garrison.

I'm willing to accept an explanation that another reason he labels everything is that he understands that he's a bad artist.

I had just thought that he was trying to be 'retro' with the labeling.

Those sorts of labels were common in 19th century cartoons, even bleeding a little into the 20th century.

But, upon reflection, your theory may be right.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump Tweets

A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday. That means I can’t get it (immune), and can’t give it. Very nice to know!!!

 

[Thermal]

Trump Tweets

A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday. That means I can’t get it (immune), and can’t give it. Very nice to know!!!

Physically impossible, from what I gather? What does Dr Fauci have to say about this Ubermensch recovery?

 

[RolandRat]

"Donald Trump has claimed he has fully recovered from Covid-19 and is now “immune” from the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans since February.

“I have to tell you, I feel fantastically. I really feel good. And I even feel good by the fact that, you know, the word immunity means something — having really a protective glow means something. I think it's very important to have that, to have that is a very important thing,” the president said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/pres...has-protective-glow/ar-BB19ULAy?ocid=msedgdhp

A protective glow? WT actual F..

 

[Thermal]

"Donald Trump has claimed he has fully recovered from Covid-19 and is now “immune” from the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans since February.

“I have to tell you, I feel fantastically. I really feel good. And I even feel good by the fact that, you know, the word immunity means something — having really a protective glow means something. I think it's very important to have that, to have that is a very important thing,” the president said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/pres...has-protective-glow/ar-BB19ULAy?ocid=msedgdhp

A protective glow? WT actual F..

Christ. He is straight up advocating natural herd immunity.

 

[MarkCorrigan]

 

[Chanakya]

*******'s been faking it, I say. Sure, he's an incompetent fool, as has been pointed out. But a shameless twerp that makes his doctors say nonsensical things like that to order, that has spineless doctors and officials around him saying nonsensical things like that on order like a lot of trained performing monkeys, may just have the base cunning and the ...bluster, to carry an act like that through.

 

[Marcus]

Oh, so he's still sick. That's excellent. Great news.

Not quite. He is still shedding dead viruses which would trigger a positive test. We don't know about any permanent damage, but my own guess, based on his progression, is that there won't be much.

 

[Gulliver Foyle]

Always hilarious to witness the sheer amount of pseudo-skeptical whining Garrison can trigger with his cartoons.

Yes it is funny listening to your awed and stupified reactions to Garrison's sub-Streicher doodlings.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Not quite. He is still shedding dead viruses which would trigger a positive test. We don't know about any permanent damage, but my own guess, based on his progression, is that there won't be much.

That 10 days guideline refers to people who had mild illness. It's also only a guideline and no guarantee of lack of contagiousness.

Trump had more severe disease and the CDC guideline is longer.

It sounds like Trump may be having intermittent fevers.

He most certainly was not up to par when he spoke from the balcony. You could see that at ~15 minutes he started showing shortness of breath.

It sounds like he may be refusing that annoying nasal swab. Or he might be letting them do it. Either way, they are concerned the test will show virus that is supposedly no longer contagious. Better not to bother testing and/or not to answer the question about what the test showed.


CDC Guideline:

For patients with severe to critical illness or who are severely immunocompromised1, the recommended duration for Transmission-Based Precautions was changed to at least 10 days and up to 20 days after symptom onset.

 

[Stacyhs]

"Donald Trump has claimed he has fully recovered from Covid-19 and is now “immune” from the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans since February.

“I have to tell you, I feel fantastically. I really feel good. And I even feel good by the fact that, you know, the word immunity means something — having really a protective glow means something. I think it's very important to have that, to have that is a very important thing,” the president said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/pres...has-protective-glow/ar-BB19ULAy?ocid=msedgdhp

A protective glow? WT actual F..

I see a bone spurs diagnosis wasn't the only thing Fred Trump was able to buy for Donnie. He obviously also paid off the English department at Wharton to pass Donnie.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Twitter flagged trump's tweet claiming his immunity etc as misleading.

.This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible. Learn more

 

[Elagabalus]

Someone's about to have a "hissy fit!"

 

[Stacyhs]

Someone's about to have a "hissy fit!"

So, just another day?

 

[Marcus]

That 10 days guideline refers to people who had mild illness. It's also only a guideline and no guarantee of lack of contagiousness.

Trump had more severe disease and the CDC guideline is longer.

It sounds like Trump may be having intermittent fevers.

He most certainly was not up to par when he spoke from the balcony. You could see that at ~15 minutes he started showing shortness of breath.

It sounds like he may be refusing that annoying nasal swab. Or he might be letting them do it. Either way, they are concerned the test will show virus that is supposedly no longer contagious. Better not to bother testing and/or not to answer the question about what the test showed.


CDC Guideline:

Do you have reason to believe he had severe illness? In this case I don't think hospital admittance and aggressive treatment necessarily indicates this, those things can also be caused by being POTUS.