Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus on consecutive days, his doctor claims
Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus on consecutive days, the White House physician said Monday.
The announcement came 10 days after the president revealed he had contracted the potentially-deadly illness.
Dr Sean Conley, the White House doctor, said: "I can share with you that he tested negative, on consecutive days.”
He said the tests were done using the Abbot BinaxNOW antigen card, a rapid test.
Antigen tests are less sensitive than the more traditional PCR diagnostic test to low levels of virus.
Dr Conley said the negative determination had taken into account a number of measurements, and not just the rapid test alone.
He did not specify the days on which the tests were performed.
But he said the data had allowed the medical team to conclude that there was "lack of viral replication" and "that the president is not infectious to others.”
His brief statement was issued while the president was on board Air Force One heading to Florida for a campaign rally.
Mr Trump tested positive on Oct 1 after an antigen test, and that was later confirmed by a PCR test.
Dr Conley did not say whether Mr Trump was still on any medications.
As he set out for Florida Mr Trump still had a bandage on his hand, which led to suggestions he could still be getting intravenous injections.
