Times of Islamabad

Next 48 hours critical for US President Donald Trump

Next 48 hours critical for US President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is not yet on a clear path to recoveryfrom COVID-19 and some of his vital signs over the last 24 hours were “veryconcerning”, a person familiar with his health said on Saturday.

The source’s assessment of the Republican president’s medical status cameafter a team of doctors told reporters at a press conference earlier onSaturday that he was “doing very well.”

One of those doctors said Trump had told them “‘I feel like I could walkout of here today.'”

The source, who asked not to be identified, said the next 48 hours will becritical in terms of Trump’s care.

Trump, 74, left the White House and was moved to Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Centre near Washington on Friday just hours after he wasdiagnosed with COVID-19.