Boris Johnson ‘stable’ in ICU and does not have pneumonia, says Downing Street
London: The UK prime minister was moved to intensive care following his hospital admission over his coronavirus symptoms. A Downing Street spokesperson has said that Johnson was not on a ventilator but has received oxygen support. As Boris Johnson remains in hospital, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been asked to step up “where necessary.”
A Downing Street spokesperson has said that Johnson was not on a ventilator but has received oxygen support. As Boris Johnson remains in hospital, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been asked to step up “where necessary.
Boris Johnson is breathing without a ventilator and is in “good spirits” while being treated in intensive care for coronavirus symptoms, Downing Street has said.
The British prime minister was transferred to the intensive care unit at St Thomas’ Hospital in London on Monday evening as his condition worsened.
Earlier On Tuesday afternoon, his official spokesperson said: “The prime minister has been stable overnight and remains in good spirits. He is receiving standard oxygen treatment and is breathing without any other treatment.
No.10 said Johnson has not been diagnosed with pneumonia, which affects some Covid-19 patients, but has been moved to intensive care “as a precautionary step in the event that he were to need ventilation.”
The spokesman refused to say whether the PM was able to sit up and talk or use his phone to communicate with officials, who are working from No.10, or his pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds.
Political leaders from the UK and worldwide have sent messages of support for the Prime Minister. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer led messages of support from all the major party leaders, saying “all the country’s thoughts are with the Prime Minister and his family during this incredibly difficult time”.
Speaking on Tuesday morning, the newly elected leader of the opposition said he had been in touch with the Foreign Secretary and reassured “the business of Government will continue”.
