Donald Trump, transferred to a military hospital as a "preventive measure" after testing positive for coronavirus

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has been admitted to the Walter Reed Military Hospital in Washington, where he will remain

according to the White House.

The decision was made less than 24 hours after the US president and his wife, Melania, tested positive for the coronavirus.

The decision, according to the president's advisers, is

although it has unleashed some concern among public opinion.

Both Trump and his wife have "mild symptoms," according to the White House medical authorities, who, however, have not given specific information about the state of the head of state and the US government.

According to a statement released by the White House Press Office, Trump "has fatigue but is in high spirits."

To combat Covid-19, Trump is being treated with

developed by the Regeneron company.

He remains "fatigued but in good spirits" hours after testing positive for COVID-19.

In a statement, the president's doctor at the White House, Sean Conley, explained that Trump was administered this treatment as a "precautionary measure" after he was diagnosed this morning with the new coronavirus.

Specifically, Trump was given "a single eight-gram dose of Regeneron's polyclonal antibody cocktail, and he completed the intravenous injection without incident," Conley explained.

In addition, the president has been taking "zinc, vitamin D, famotidine" - a drug to treat ulcers or gastric reflux -, melatonin (a hormone to treat sleep disorders) and a daily aspirin, the doctor said.

"This afternoon, the president is still tired but in good spirits. A team of experts is evaluating him, and together we will make recommendations to the president and the first lady on the best next steps" in his treatment, added Conley.

Melania Trump, who also tested positive, "is still fine, with only a mild cough and headache, and the rest of (Trump's) family is fine and today they tested negative for SARS-CoV-2," concluded the doctor.

The Regeneron drug that Trump received, known as REGN-COV2, is part of an advanced phase clinical trial that has been carried out since July in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Chile to verify its effectiveness in the treatment of hospitalized patients and not hospitalized with COVID-19.

Trump, 74, meets several of the risk factors for developing more severe symptoms of COVID-19, due to his age, gender and obesity.

The president has been a vehement advocate for experimental treatments for COVID-19, receiving doses of hydroxychloroquine for two weeks in May aimed at preventing the disease, despite no scientific proof that this works.

In April, the president sparked controversy by suggesting at a White House press conference that ultraviolet light and disinfectant injections could be an effective treatment for the coronavirus, leading to an increase in poisoned people in the US. From exposure to chemicals.

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