UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has spent the night in intensive care at the St Thomas’ Hospital, in central London, after his condition with coronavirus worsened,
Mr Johnson, aged 55, has been given oxygen but has not been put on a ventilator, cabinet minister, Michael Gove said.
The prime minister has since been said to be “in good spirits” after spending the night in intensive care before being treated for coronavirus No.10 said.
Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has been asked to deputise for the Prime Minister.
Arriving at No.10 on Tuesday, he said that the prime minister was “in very good hands”.
World leaders have sent messages of ‘get well’ to Johnson.
A spokesperson said that Mr Johnson was stable overnight, and is being given oxygen and is not on a ventilator.
It comes after Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, became the latest politician to self-isolate after a family member showed signs of the virus.
