Trump spends first night in hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis
US President Donald Trump has spent his first night in a military hospital where he is receiving treatment after testing positive for coronavirus.
"Going well, I think!" Mr Trump tweeted late on Friday. US media said his symptoms included a mild fever.
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He has so far been treated with an experimental drug cocktail injection and the antiviral medication remdesivir.
In exactly one month, Mr Trump faces Joe Biden in the presidential election.
The president's diagnosis has upended his campaign and also cast doubt on his attempt to get a new Supreme Court judge confirmed before polling day.
In a memorandum late on Friday, Mr Trump's physician, Sean Conley, said: "I am happy to report the president is doing very well."
He added that the president was not in need of supplemental oxygen. Dr Conley is expected to give an update at 11:00 US eastern time (15:00 GMT).
The president, being 74, a man and someone categorised as obese, is in a higher-risk category for Covid-19. The White House said he was flown to hospital "out of an abundance of caution" and would be there for the "next few days".
First Lady Melania Trump, who has also tested positive for Covid-19, had a "mild cough and headache", Dr Conley said.
The list of other people to have tested positive around Mr Trump include close aide Hope Hicks - believed to be the first to show symptoms - campaign manager Bill Stepien and former White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway. Republican Senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis have also tested positive.
Mr Trump remains in charge. Vice-President Mike Pence, to whom under the constitution the president would transfer power temporarily should he become too ill to carry out his duties, tested negative.