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MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 01:14 PM Oct 2020

BREAKING: WH doctor now says: Trump began exhibiting 'clinical indications' of COVID-19 on Thurs

BREAKING: White House doctor now says: Trump began exhibiting 'clinical indications' of COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, earlier than known.




Drip. drip. drip.
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Ms. Toad

(34,111 posts)
2. More like Wednesday night.
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 01:18 PM
Oct 2020

He fell asleep on the same flight back during which Hicks isolated herself.

Since one of the symptoms is fatigue - and he is infamous for not sleeping on the plane - that puts the start of his clinical indications on Wednesday.

OnDoutside

(19,975 posts)
3. As I have been saying, he got infected on Saturday, and symptoms
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 01:20 PM
Oct 2020

tend to show, according to WHO, 5-6 days later ie Thursday but they probably knew on Monday or Tuesday that he was positive.

brush

(53,922 posts)
6. That sounds about right. It takes a few days for symptons to appear...
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 01:23 PM
Oct 2020

if they do as some are asymptomatic. They've known for a while though because they test everyday.

They didn't want to pass up the debate and the next day fundraiser as that would blow up the whole charade.

And it has.

Biden will be president.

OnDoutside

(19,975 posts)
10. Yes, that's more than likely, and what is worse, Biden only found out from CNN, they didn't
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 02:10 PM
Oct 2020

even have the good grace to do that.

How long does it take for symptoms of the coronavirus disease to appear?
On average it takes 5–6 days from when someone is infected with the virus for symptoms to show, however it can take up to 14 days.

Coronavirus

https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_3

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
9. You can bet
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 02:10 PM
Oct 2020

You can bet that every country worth its salt has a direct line into Walter Reed, and they all know precisely the condition of the ambulatory national security breach known as Donald J. Trump. Which means that the only folks the White House deems unworthy of knowing the truth about Trump's condition are the American people.

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