{"id":887,"date":"2020-04-07T20:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=887"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:50:51","slug":"spokesperson-gives-update-on-uk-prime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=887","title":{"rendered":"Spokesperson Gives Update On UK Prime Minister&#8217;s Health Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjzHUqVF6VHgFGLI3rWGMXJRKzCp06FhCNMuipT4e14tiF8kMaflRxe-juFJ0CA2LihIB3-aLBRWsbF7pM3HtEim5MVEQhWOUccyuQpvoJ6d_ZmFyzHq_o7S6ogpu7fdaCkWDdmdf1f3E4\/s1600\/Boris-Johnson.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boris-Johnson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boris-Johnson.jpg\" alt=\"Spokesperson Gives Update On UK Prime Minister&#8217;s Health Condition - Image 1\" title=\"Spokesperson Gives Update On UK Prime Minister&#8217;s Health Condition - Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boris-Johnson.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boris-Johnson-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nBritish Prime Minister Spokesperson has revealed that, Boris Johnson remains \u201cin good spirits\u201d as he is receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any other assistance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHis spokesperson told journalists at a briefing on Tuesday in London that the condition of the prime minister was stable.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cThe prime minister has been \u201cstable\u201d overnight and remains \u201cin good spirits\u201d; he has not required mechanical ventilation, or non-invasive respiratory support,\u201d the spokesman said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nMr Johnson\u2019s personal battle with the virus has shaken the government just as the UK, now in its third week of virtual lockdown, enters what scientists say will be the most deadly phase of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nMr Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas\u2019 Hospital across the River Thames from parliament late on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms, including a high temperature and a cough, for more than 10 days.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHowever, 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. He was still conscious, his office said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nBut the absence of Mr Johnson, the first leader of a major power to be hospitalised after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, has raised questions about who is truly in charge of the world\u2019s fifth largest economy at such a crucial time.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nWhile Britain has no formal succession plan should a prime minister become incapacitated, Mr Johnson asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, 46, to deputise for him \u201cwhere necessary\u201d, Downing Street said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAt the moment, Mr Raab is presiding over cabinet meetings and also overseeing the nation\u2019s fight against the coronavirus, while Mr Johnson is fighting for his own life.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nMr Johnson, however, is still in charge of the government and is issuing directions when needed, according to a cabinet statement.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nIf Mr Raab is incapacitated, finance minister Rishi Sunak would take on those responsibilities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nWorld leaders have expressed their support for the British PM, wishing him a speedy recovery, with U.S. President Donald Trump even saying he has asked American pharma companies to help British medics in Mr Johnson\u2019s treatment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nIn the meantime, the UK has reported over 51,000 cases of COVID-19, and the death toll in the country has reached 5,373.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nNAN<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Prime Minister Spokesperson has revealed that, Boris Johnson remains \u201cin good spirits\u201d as he is receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any other assistance. 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