British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital, in London, 10 Downing Street said.
“Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the Prime Minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
Johnson was admitted to the London hospital last night with persistent symptoms of coronavirus, 10 days after first being diagnosed.
Before he was moved to the ICU, the Prime Minister asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab — who is the most senior Cabinet minister after Johnson — to deputize for him where necessary, according to a statement from 10 Downing Street.
Raab stood in for Johnson at the daily briefing on coronavirus and chaired the coronavirus “war cabinet” meeting today.
At a press conference about four hours ago, Raab said the prime minister was comfortable, in good spirits and was continuing to lead the country. Now, Johnson’s symptoms are being called “persistent.”
