UK Prime Minister BorisJohnson has been moved out of intensive care and is in 'extremely high spirits' his office has confirmed
“The Prime Minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery,” his office confirmed on Thursday evening local time.The British leader, 55, went to St Thomas’ hospital in London on Sunday afternoon on the advice of his doctors for tests after being diagnosed with COVID-19 ten days earlier.
His office said at the time he remained conscious and was moved to ICU as a precaution in case he should need ventilation to aid his recovery.Follow the latest coronavirus news A police officer stands guard in central London where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care. Picture: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP.Boris Johnson asked Dominic Raab to stand in as deputy. Picture:AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File.The news of his moving to intensive care shocked the UK on Monday as earlier in the day Mr Johnson tweeted that he was in “good spirits” and was continuing to receive cabinet papers and lead the government from his hospital bed.
Mr Johnson, 55, is engaged to a former Conservative Party worker Carrie Symonds, 31, who is expecting their first child in the early Northern summer.
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