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| Coronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital | |
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| Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. | Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. |
| Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas' Hospital in London since Sunday. | Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas' Hospital in London since Sunday. |
| No 10 said he "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". | No 10 said he "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". |
| A spokesman added: "He is in extremely good spirits." | A spokesman added: "He is in extremely good spirits." |
| He was taken to hospital on Sunday - 10 days after testing positive - and was moved to intensive care on Monday. | |
| He was receiving "standard oxygen treatment" in intensive care and had not been on a ventilator, Downing Street said earlier. | |
| The PM "continues to improve" after a "good night" and thanked the NHS for the "brilliant care" he has received, the spokesman added. | |
| Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is deputising for the PM and said earlier at the daily coronavirus briefing that he had not spoken to Mr Johnson since his admission to hospital. | |
| "I think it is important to let him focus on the recovery - we in the government have got this covered," said Mr Raab. | |
| Mr Raab added that he has "got all the authority I need" to take decisions along with his cabinet colleagues. | |
| The weekly "claps for carers" have been providing "wonderful, unifying moments" for the country, while it is hoped millions will turn out again at 2000 BST, his spokesman added. | |
| Mr Raab and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were expected to take part in the show of support for health staff. |