LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent the night in the intensive care unit of a London hospital with the new coronavirus, but is not on a ventilator, a senior government minister said Tuesday.
Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, the first major world leader to be confirmed to have the virus.
He was moved to the ICU Monday after his condition deteriorated. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said Johnson is being given oxygen but “the prime minister is not on a ventilator.” Gove said Johnson is “receiving the very, very best care from the team at St Thomas’ and our hopes and prayers are with him and with his family.” “We’re desperately hoping that Boris