Boris Johnson will spend a second night in intensive care with a coronavirus infection, but Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said he was confident the Prime Minister would pull through because 'he’s a fighter'.
Johnson's personal battle with the virus has shaken the government just as the United Kingdom, now in its third week of virtual lockdown, enters what scientists say will be the deadliest phase of its coronavirus epidemic, which has already killed at least 6159 people.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, pictured on Tuesday, is standing in for Boris Johnson where necessary.A Downing Street spokesman said: "The Prime Minister's condition is stable and he remains in intensive care for close monitoring. He is in good spirits". Queen Elizabeth wished Johnson a full and speedy recovery and sent a message of support to his pregnant fiancée, Carrie Symonds, and his family.
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