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Trump briefly leaves hospital to greet supporters

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Image caption The president, wearing a mask, greeted his supporters gathered outside the hospital

US President Donald Trump has briefly left the hospital where he is being treated with Covid-19 to greet supporters gathered outside.

Wearing a mask, the president waved inside a car moments after tweeting that he would pay a "surprise visit".

Earlier, his doctors said Mr Trump continued to improve and might be discharged as early as Monday.

They said his oxygen level dropped twice since his diagnosis, and he was

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Trump says he is doing well, but next couple of days the 'real test'

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Media caption President Donald Trump: "We'll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days"

US President Donald Trump says he is doing well, but that the next few days will be the "real test".

The video, posted on Twitter on Saturday evening, comes after mixed messages earlier in the day about his health, after a Covid-19 diagnosis.

The president's physician said late on Saturday that Mr Trump was doing well and had made

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Trump doctors say president is doing well, others express concern

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Media caption The doctors looking after the US president say they're "cautiously optimistic, but he's doing great"

US President Donald Trump is doing "very well" in hospital after his Covid-19 diagnosis, his doctors say, but their account has been disputed.

Dr Sean Conley said the president was not being given extra oxygen for now and had been fever-free for 24 hours.

Moments later, the White House chief of staff expressed concern about the

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Trump taken to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19

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Image caption Mr Trump went into quarantine on Wednesday

US President Donald Trump is being taken to hospital less than 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus.

The White House said the decision to transport him to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre was taken "out of an abundance of caution".

Mr Trump began exhibiting "mild symptoms" of Covid-19 on Thursday after disclosing that he and his wife had gone into quarantine late Wednesday.

The White House said he was feeling "fatigued but in good

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