LONDON, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson’s health “continues to improve” on his fourth day in intensive
care battling coronavirus, his official spokesman said.
“The prime minister had a good night and continues to improve in
intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital. He’s in good spirits,” the
spokesman added.
He was taken to hospital on Sunday – 10 days after testing positive – and was moved to intensive care on Monday.
Downing Street said Johnson was continuing with “standard oxygen treatment”. His spokesman has previously confirmed the prime minister has not been on a ventilator.
The spokesman said No 10 was “hugely grateful” for the messages of support and that the prime minister “thanks NHS staff for the brilliant care which he has been receiving”.
At Thursday’s Downing Street coronavirus briefing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a brief update on Johnson’s condition, saying: “He is still in intensive care but continues to make positive steps and is in good spirits.”
Raab has said he is “confident” the prime minister will recover from the virus.
Johnson was most recently seen in public Thursday last week when he joined the country in clapping for NHS workers on the steps of Downing Street.
Meanwhile, the prime minister’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings has been self-isolating with coronavirus symptoms.
The PM’s official spokesman said Cummings was not back in Number 10, but he was in contact. — NNN-AGENCIES
