US President Donald Trump has surprised supporters gathered outside the hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19 by riding past in a motorcade.

Wearing a mask, the president waved from inside a car moments after tweeting that he would pay a "surprise visit".

Trump, who has been criticised for his handling of the pandemic, also said he had learned a lot about the virus.

Earlier, his doctors said Trump continued to improve.

Dr Sean Conley said the president's oxygen level dropped twice since his diagnosis, and he was started on a steroid called dexamethasone.

[Source: BBC]