LONDON – Britons braced Thursday for several more weeks in lockdown as Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained in a London hospital after three nights in intensive care for treatment of his coronavirus infection.
The British government said Wednesday evening that the prime minister was making “steady progress” at St. Thomas’ Hospital and sitting up in bed.
He has been receiving oxygen but not on a ventilator since his COVID-19 symptoms worsened and he was admitted to an ICU. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said Thursday that Johnson was stable and “seems to be doing reasonably well.” An update on the prime minister's condition is expected later.