Coronavirus: Boris Johnson makes ‘superb progress’ out of intensive care

Boris Johnson is constant to make “superb progress” in hospital, the place he’s being handled for coronavirus, in keeping with Downing Road.

The prime minister, 55, was taken to hospital on Sunday – 10 days after testing constructive for the virus.

He had three nights in intensive care earlier than returning to a ward on Thursday.

No 10 stated he was receiving each day updates and being pregnant scans from his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, and had been passing the time with movies and sudoku.

On Friday, No 10 stated Mr Johnson had been in a position to take brief walks in between intervals of relaxation at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, the place he’s being handled.

Ms Symonds, who is because of give delivery in two months, has been self-isolating with coronavirus-like signs however has not been examined.

Downing Road stated employees had uploaded movies together with British comedies Withnail & I and Love Truly to an iPad for the PM.

Through the December common election, Mr Johnson scrawled marketing campaign messaging on white placards whereas standing in a doorway, parodying a scene from the Richard Curtis movie.

International Secretary Dominic Raab is at present in control of operating the federal government, with aides reportedly anticipating Mr Johnson to be out of motion for so long as a month.

Mr Johnson’s father, Stanley Johnson, has referred to as for his son to “take time” to get higher.

He informed BBC Radio 4’s In the present day programme on Friday: “He should relaxation up. I do not suppose you’ll be able to say that is out of the woods now.

“He has to take time. I can not consider you’ll be able to stroll away from this and get straight again to Downing Road and decide up the reins and not using a interval of readjustment.”