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(Photo : The White House/Handout via Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from his hospital room, in this still image taken from a video supplied by the White House, October 3, 2020.

President Donald Trump released his first video message from Walter Reed National Medical Center saying he was "doing well."

In his first video message, Trump also said his wife Melania was "doing very well" as they are both getting treatment for COVID-19.

Trump said he expects the next few days to be the "real test" after he was taken to the hospital.

"I came here, wasn't feeling so well, I feel much better now," he said.

In his first video message after being hospitalized, Trump was talking behind a desk in his suite in Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland, reported The Guardian. It was posted on the president's Twitter account.

The Guardian also said the president looked pale in the video. Despite this, he is hoping to finish up his reelection campaign the way he started it.

Trump announced on Friday that he and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19. They have been in quarantine since.

Trump "Not Yet Out of the Woods"

The president's video message runs in contrast with some reports saying the president has taken a turn for the worse. In those reports, it was claimed that the president had worsened since being admitted to Walter Reed on Friday evening.

Shortly after the video was posted, White House physical Sean Conley said Trump did not have a fever for at least 24 hours. He added that Trump was making "substantial progress" but was "not yet out of the woods.

Trump first came into Walter Reed on Friday after testing positive for the virus. On early Saturday, Dr. Sean Dooley announced that Trump had a normal kidney, liver, and cardiac functioning.

The president is also not hooked up to oxygen and was not having trouble walking and breathing, FOX News reported.

Conley said Trump was keeping himself busy in his medical suite conducting business. The physician stressed that the president was not experiencing difficulty as he went about his work day.

Trump started a five-day course for Remdesivir and previously received an antibody cocktail. He was also getting some zinc, Vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and aspirin on a daily basis.

Trump's Risk Factors

Getting COVID-19 could become a risky feat for Trump if he is not treated properly.

He is 74 years old and clinically obese. These factors put him at higher risk of serious complications from the virus.

Earlier on Saturday, contradictory to Trump's message, senior officials said his vital signs were "very concerning." But Trump's doctors were positive that Trump was recovering well.

Trump told one doctor, "I feel like I could out of here today." But White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told reporters that Trump's vital signs were still "very concerning."

Meadows also said the next 48 hours at Walter Reed will be critical for the president in terms of his care.

"We're still not on a clear path to a full recovery."

Also during his video message, Trump joked about the "slight" age gap he has with his wife. "As you've probably read, she's slightly younger than me - just a little tiny bit...Melania is handling it statistically like it's supposed to be handled."

For Trump, knowing that Melania was handling the virus well made him "very happy," adding that the country also feels the same.

The president also thanks his medical team and commended Walter Reed for the "incredible job" it has done to help him recover.

Coronavirus has already infected more than seven million people all over the work and killed over 200,000 people in the U.S.

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