Johnso­n shifte­d to ICU after suffer­ing persis­tent sympto­ms includ­ing high temper­ature and cough for more than 10 daysOUR CORRESPONDENT: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was stable in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support to help him battle COVID-19, while his foreign minister led the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak. But his condition rapidly deteriorated over the next 24 hours, and he was moved on Monday to an intensive care unit, where the most serious cases are treated, in case he needed to be put on a ventilator. “The prime minister has been stable overnight and remains in good spirits,” the spokesman said. The pound dipped in Asian trading on news of Johnson’s intensive care treatment but then rallied in London trading. CriticismEven before coronavirus, Johnson had had a tumultuous year.

Source: The Express Tribune April 07, 2020 15:33 UTC