Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis raises many questions about how long the president has been infected and what happens next.
, according to the CDC. The median time to acute respiratory distress syndrome ranges from eight to 12 days, and the median time to ICU admission ranges from 10 to 12 days."The first week of COVID – and in particular days 7 to 10 – are the most critical in determining the likely course of his illness," Conley said Saturday.– Tim from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The looming fight over the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court offered a perfect opportunity for Trump to fire up his supporters and donors over something that had nothing to do with the virus and its economic fallout. But Trump's test result is likely to rob him of the ability to focus the nation's attention on that fight.
The virus comes on quickly, and is most infectious during the day or two before symptoms appear, and a day or two after someone feels sick, if they ever do. Most people don't test positive in the first day or two after exposure.
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