British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent the night in hospital after being admitted for tests following 10 days of persistent symptoms of coronavirus, but the UK government insisted today that he remains in charge.
The Conservative leader announced on 27 March that he had tested positive for Covid-19, and he had been self-isolating in his flat above Downing Street since.
On Sunday night, on the advice of his doctor, the 55-year-old was admitted to hospital for tests in what his office said was a "precautionary step".
The Times newspaper reported that he had been given oxygen treatment. "He spent the night in hospital and of course we all wish him well," his cabinet colleague Robert Jenrick, the housing minister, told the BBC today. "We