As for the economy and markets, this has not always been the case. Of course, a sick President in his 70s is not good. This is especially the case when Trump is a male in his 70s and overweight for his age putting him at a higher risk of experiencing worse symptoms.
In general, the disease has affected people very differently too as if things couldn’t get more unsettling. Over 7 million Americans were infected with COVID-19 and many of them are experiencing “long symptoms”. These include shortness of breath, blood clots, kidney damage, and foggy thinking. There are also a lot of neurological symptoms, which are of course very scary to consider in the case of Trump who in theory might be the most powerful person in the world right now as the U.S. President.
To be fair, this would also be the case for former Vice President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden if he were to win the election and then contract the disease. Honestly, this adds even one more level of uncertainty to consider. Not only does our current President have the disease, but his opponent and potential winner of the race is also at high-risk. Meaning, regardless of the outcome of the election, our presidential situation is a very risky one from a health perspective.
