Donald Trump’s doctor said he is no longer at risk of spreading coronavirus, but the White House still won’t say when he last tested negative.
Dr Sean Conley said the president can safely stop isolating and is no longer considered a transmission risk by ‘currently recognised standards’.
It follows Trump making his first public appearance since returning from hospital where he was treated for Covid-19.
He said he is ‘feeling great’ as he made a speech to hundreds of his supporters at the White House.
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He urged the crowd – who failed to keep socially distant – to vote his rivals ‘into oblivion’, and said a vaccine for Covid-19 is coming out ‘very, very soon’.
‘We cannot allow out country to become a socialist nation,’ he said. ‘We cannot let that happen’.
He added: ‘If the left gains power, they will launch a nationwide crusade against law enforcement.’
The president wore a mask as he walked out for the speech but took it off to make his remarks.
He appeared healthy during the 18-minute event that was intended to send the message that he is back and ready to resume his battle for re-election.
It comes amid speculation on whether the president is still contagious.
The White House has not released the results of the president’s latest Covid-19 test, and has declined to say when he last tested negative.
A spokeswoman said that Trump would be tested for Covid-19 and would not go out in public if it was determined he could still spread the virus.
Security was stepped up around the White House before the event, which was called a ‘peaceful protest for law and order’.
Trump’s efforts to portray himself as tough on crime have had little impact on his standing in national opinion polls, which show him trailing his Democratic challenger Joe Biden by double digits.
But the gap between the two candidates is narrower in the battleground states that may determine who wins the White House.
Voters go to the polls in the US on November 3.
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