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where doctors revealed lacked basic information, According to CDC guide-
on Sunday that his blood including the findings of lines, in general, transport
oxygen level had dropped lung scans, or were quickly and movement of a pa-
suddenly twice in recent muddled by more serious tient with suspected or con-
days and that they gave assessments of the presi- firmed infection of the virus
him a steroid typically only dent's health by other offi- that causes COVID-19 "out-
recommended for the very cials. side of their room should be
sick. Trump's experience Joe Biden's campaign, limited to medically essen-
with the disease has been meanwhile, said the Demo- tial purposes."
dramatically different from cratic presidential nominee Trump's aggressive course
most Americans, who do again tested negative for of treatment included the
not have access to the coronavirus Sunday. The steroid dexamethasone
same kind of monitoring results came five days af- and the single dose he was
and care. While most must ter Biden spent more than given Friday of an experi-
cope with their symptoms — 90 minutes on the debate mental drug from Regen-
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, talks to the me-
dia, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, outside the White House in Washing- and fear of whether they'll stage with Trump. Biden, eron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
ton. take a turn for the worse — who has taken a far more that supplies antibodies to
Associated Press at home and alone, Trump cautious approach to in- help the immune system
has been staying in the person events — and has fight the virus. Trump on
Continued from Front of Trump's most recent neg- presidential suite of one of been mocked repeatedly Friday also began a five-
According to the Centers ative test for the virus — a the nation's best hospitals for it by Trump — had two day course of remdesivir, a
for Disease Control and critical point for contact and has been given experi- negative tests on Friday. Gilead Sciences drug cur-
Prevention, those with mild tracing and understand- mental drugs not readily Vice President Mike Pence, rently used for moderately
to moderate symptoms of ing where Trump was in the available to the public. He meanwhile returned to the and severely ill patients.
COVID-19 can be conta- course of the disease. returns to the White House campaign trail moments The drugs work in different
gious for as many — and Trump's nonchalant mes- where there is a team of after Trump announced ways — the antibodies help
should isolate for at least — sage about not fearing doctors on call with 24-hour he would soon leave the the immune system rid the
10 days. the virus comes as his own monitoring. hospital. He boarded Air body of virus, and remdesi-
Trump's expected dis- administration has encour- Trump was to leave the Force Two to fly to Salt Lake vir curbs the virus' ability to
charge raised new ques- aged Americans to be very hospital after receiving a City, where he is to face off multiply.
tions about how the ad- careful and take precau- fourth dose of the antiviral against Democratic vice The steroid's use has only
ministration was going to tions to avoid contracting drug remdesivir Monday presidential nominee Sen. been proven to help in
protect other officials from and spreading the disease evening, Conley said. He Kamala Harris on Wednes- more serious cases. Among
a disease that remains as cases continue to spike will receive the fifth and day. the concerns with earlier
rampant in the president's across the country. For final dose Tuesday at the McEnany spoke briefly with use is that steroids tamp
body. Press secretary Kay- more than eight months, White House. reporters Sunday evening down certain immune cells,
leigh McEnany announced Trump's efforts to play Less than one month before without wearing a mask, hindering the body's own
she had tested positive for down the threat of the vi- Election Day, Trump was but said that no members ability to fight off infection.
the virus Monday morning rus in hopes of propping up eager to project strength of the White House press Trump is 74 years old and
and was entering quaran- the economy ahead of the despite his illness. The still-in- corps spent enough time clinically obese, putting
tine. election have drawn bipar- fectious president surprised around her to be consid- him at higher risk of serious
There were also lingering tisan criticism. supporters who had gath- ered close contacts. complications.
questions about poten- Only a day earlier, Trump ered outside the hospital, Even before Trump's mo- First lady Melania Trump
tial long term effects to suggested he had finally riding by Sunday in a black torcade outing on Sun- has remained at the White
the president — and even grasped the true nature of SUV with the windows rolled day, some Secret Service House as she recovers from
when he first came down the virus, saying in a video, up. Secret Service agents agents had expressed con- her own bout with the virus.
with the virus "I get it." inside the vehicle could be cern about the lackadaisi- Many in the White House
Conley repeatedly de- On Sunday afternoon, seen in masks and other cal attitude toward masks are also shaken and scared
clined to share results of Trump briefly ventured out protective gear. and social distancing inside — nervous that they have
medical scans of Trump's of the hospital while con- The move capped a week- the White House, but there been exposed to the virus
lungs, saying he was not at tagious to salute cheering end of contradictions that isn't much they can do, and confronting the real-
liberty to discuss the infor- supporters by motorcade fueled confusion about according to agents and ity that what seemed like
mation because Trump did — an outing that disregard- Trump's health, which has officials who spoke to The a bubble of safety has be-
not waive doctor-patient ed precautions meant to imperiled the leadership of Associated Press. This close come a COVID-19 hot spot.
confidentiality on the sub- contain the virus. the U.S. government and to the election, thousands It took until late Sunday for
ject. COVID-19 has been White House officials said upended the final stages of of agents are engaged the White House to send
known to cause significant Trump was anxious to be the presidential campaign. on protective duty so they a generic note to staffers
damage to the lungs of released after three nights While Trump's physician of- can be subbed out quickly suggesting they not come
some patients. Conley also at Walter Reed National fered a rosy prognosis on should someone test posi- to the building if they do
declined to share the date Military Medical Center, his condition, his briefings tive. not feel well.q
CEOs of 3 tech giants to testify at Oct. 28 Senate hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The week to authorize subpoe- structive and focused on have been under increas- critical time in our demo-
CEOs of technology giants nas for Facebook CEO what matters most to the ing scrutiny in Washington cratic process," said Sen.
Facebook, Google and Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar American people: how we and from state attorneys Roger Wicker, a Mississippi
Twitter are expected to Pichai of Google and Twit- work together to protect general over issues of com- Republican who heads the
testify for an Oct. 28 Sen- ter's Jack Dorsey to force elections," Twitter said in a petition, consumer privacy Commerce Committee.
ate hearing on tech com- them to testify if they didn't tweet in its policy channel. and hate speech. Facebook, meanwhile, is
panies' control over hate agree to do so voluntarily. The hearing will come less The executives' testimony expanding restrictions on
speech and misinformation Spokespeople for the com- than a week before Elec- is needed "to reveal the political advertising, includ-
on their platforms. panies said Monday that tion Day. It marks a new extent of influence that ing new bans on messages
The Senate Commerce the CEOs will cooperate. bipartisan initiative against their companies have over claiming widespread voter
Committee voted last The hearing "must be con- Big Tech companies, which American speech during a fraud. q