Ever since President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he had tested positive for coronavirus, the White House has sent mixed signals about his condition.
Here's a timeline of events since Trump announced his diagnosis. bit.ly/3cVUjOG
Oct. 1, 10:44 p.m. ET: Trump tweets that longtime aide Hope Hicks has tested positive for coronavirus.
Reporters quickly establish that Hicks took recent trips with Trump, including aboard Marine One. bit.ly/3cUVOwG
Oct. 2, 12:45 a.m. ET: Trump announces on Twitter that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Trump says first lady Melania Trump is also positive.
White House physician Sean Conley says days later that Trump had developed a fever and congestion by Thursday night.
Oct. 2, 1:11 a.m. ET: Conley releases a memo confirming the positive test result and asserts that the president and first lady plan "to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence."
Oct. 2: Trump cancels his public schedule. He remains almost entirely out of view and off Twitter, even as a bevy of Republicans announce they, too, have tested positive.
Oct. 2, 10:40 a.m. ET: White House chief of staff Mark Meadows briefs reporters about the president's condition at the White House.
Meadows said the president had "mild symptoms," but does not describe them. He says Trump remained "very energetic."
Oct. 2, around 1:20 p.m. ET: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tells Fox News she's not "going to get into an exact timeline" about when the White House knew about Hicks' condition.
Oct. 2, before 6 p.m. ET: Trump is given oxygen at the White House on Friday, according to the Associated Press.
White House officials have declined to answer questions from USA TODAY about whether and when he received that treatment. bit.ly/3ivb84e
Oct. 2, 4:11 p.m. ET: Conley releases a second memo, noting the president received an 8-gram dose of Regeneron's polyclonal antibody cocktail as a precautionary measure.
The memo says that Trump experienced "fatigue" but does not mention fever, congestion or other symptoms.
Oct. 2, 6:16 p.m. ET: Trump exits the White House and walks to Marine One for the short helicopter flight to Walter Reed Medical Center.
In a video released after his departure, Trump tells the public that he and the first lady are doing well.
Oct. 2, 11:47 p.m. ET: Conley releases a third memo, disclosing that Trump has taken a course of Remdesivir, which has been authorized for COVID-19 patients by the Food and Drug Administration under an emergency use declaration.
Oct. 3, 11 a.m. ET: Conley provides a briefing on Trump's condition, saying that the president's symptoms are "now resolving and improving."
But the briefing raises as many questions as it answers, specifically whether oxygen was administered to the president.
Oct. 3, around noon ET: An administration official – later identified by the Associated Press and the New York Times as Meadows – described the president's condition earlier in the week as "very concerning."
The official said "the next 48 hours will be critical."
Oct. 3, 1:50 p.m. ET: Conley releases a memo clarifying his "72 hours" remarks, saying he incorrectly used the term "72 hours" instead of "day three."
Oct. 3, 6:51 p.m. ET: Trump tweets a video of himself at Walter Reed, saying he is "starting to feel good" and is "doing well."
Later, the White House releases photos of the president signing a paper and sitting at a long conference table. bit.ly/36wZIuk
Oct. 3, 9:08 p.m. ET: McEnany tweets a memo from Conley saying the president had made "substantial progress" in fighting the virus and had taken a second dose of Remdesivir.
Oct. 3, around 9:30 p.m. ET: In an interview on Fox, Meadows said the president's blood oxygen level on Friday had "dropped rapidly."
He says that he and the president's doctor were "very concerned" earlier, but Trump has made "unbelievable improvements."
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