Trump headed for Walter Reed Medical Center after coronavirus diagnosis

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President Trump headed to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday afternoon after his earlier COVID-19 diagnosis; he'll "be working from the presidential offices" there "for the next few days," the White House said.

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The report came less than an hour after the White House reported Trump "remains fatigued but in good spirits." First lady Melania Trump "remains well with only a mild cough and headache," while the rest of the Trump family tested negative for COVID-19. Trump was being treated with an experimental cocktail of drugs that has proved promising to fight COVID-19.

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But Dr. Esther Choo, an expert in public health and epidemiology, told BBC that treatment is "aggressive" if Trump is only showing symptoms of fatigue.

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People close to Trump instead tell CNN he has had a fever since this morning, and others tell The New York Times the president is experiencing a low-grade fever, nasal congestion, and a cough.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.