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Boris Johnson leaves hospital as he continues recovery from coronavirus Boris Johnson leaves hospital as he continues recovery from coronavirus
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Prime minister had spent time in intensive care at St Thomas’ and will continue recovery at ChequersPrime minister had spent time in intensive care at St Thomas’ and will continue recovery at Chequers
Boris Johnson has left hospital after spending a week in hospital with Covid-19 and will go to Chequers to continue his recovery. Boris Johnson has left hospital after a week of treatment for Covid-19 and will go to Chequers to continue his recovery.
The prime minister was being treated at St Thomas’ hospital in south London and had spent time in the hospital’s intensive care unit after his situation deteriorated. The prime minister was being treated at St Thomas’ hospital in south London, where he spent three nights in the intensive care unit after his situation had deteriorated.
A No10 spokesman said: “The PM has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery, at Chequers. A No 10 spokesman said: “The PM has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery, at Chequers.
“On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work. He wishes to thank everybody at St Thomas’ for the brilliant care he has received. “On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work. He wishes to thank everybody at St Thomas’ for the brilliant care he has received. All of his thoughts are with those affected by this illness.”
“All of his thoughts are with those affected by this illness.” Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, will continue to deputise for Johnson in his absence, having taken over when the prime minister went into intensive care on Monday night.
Raab has already announced the UK’s lockdown will continue beyond the initial three-week period set out by Johnson and may have to take further decisions in the coming days about how much longer it should stay in place.
Johnson was taken into hospital last Sunday after his coronavirus symptoms, including a cough and a high temperature, persisted.Johnson was taken into hospital last Sunday after his coronavirus symptoms, including a cough and a high temperature, persisted.
He was moved into intensive care on Monday evening. The government said he was not been put on a ventilator but had continued to receive “standard oxygen treatment”. He was moved into intensive care on Monday evening. The government said he was not put on a ventilator but had continued to receive “standard oxygen treatment”.
Johnson tested positive for the virus on 27 March, but continued to work while isolating himself in Downing Street, including chairing meetings by videolink. On Thursday, he was moved back to a hospital ward after three nights in intensive care, and was said to be in “extremely good spirits”, according to Downing Street.
On Thursday, he was moved to a hospital ward after three nights in intensive care, and was said to be in “extremely good spirits”, according to Downing Street. Following his admission, colleagues expressed concern that Johnson had still been receiving his red box of government papers at his hospital bed and urged him to rest.
In a statement released on Thursday evening, a No 10 spokesman said: “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.” No 10 has insisted it has been transparent throughout Johnson’s illness but several reports have confirmed that the prime minister was more ill than officials were letting on in the days before his admission to hospital.
Dominic Raab, who has been deputising for Johnson, had earlier said the prime minister was making “positive steps forward”. Johnson is expected to take some time to recuperate, rather than returning swiftly to Downing Street, but is likely to want to be involved in the decision about when and how to end the lockdown.
In a statement, Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds said she “cannot thank our magnificent NHS enough” after the primeminister’s return to Chequers following coronavirus treatment, adding: “The staff at St Thomas’ hospital have been incredible. I will never, ever be able to repay you and I will never stop thanking you.”
She added: “There were times last week that were very dark indeed. My heart goes out to all those in similar situations, worried sick about their loved ones.
“Thank you also to everyone who sent such kind messages of support. Today I’m feeling incredibly lucky.”