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Boris Johnson had to be transferred to the intensive care unit on Monday evening.
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The British Prime Minister is at St Thomas Hospital.
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He was admitted on Sunday.
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His pregnant partner Carrie Symonds has tested negative for Covid-19.
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Great Britain worries about its prime minister: Boris Johnson (55) deteriorated on Monday. He was transferred to the intensive care unit in the evening. The British prime minister was hospitalized on Sunday for his Corona disease.
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The fact that Johnson is now in intensive care indicates that he has severe Covid-19. According to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), most people in the intensive care unit must be ventilated. About 15 percent of those infected with corona become seriously ill and require oxygen therapy in the hospital. Another five percent are transferred to the intensive care unit so that their breathing can be carried out by mechanical ventilation. Some also need support for other organs. It was not clear on Monday evening whether Boris Johnson would receive artificial respiration.
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Johnson had commissioned Secretary of State Dominic Raab (46) to represent him where necessary, an official message from Downing Street said. “The Prime Minister is in excellent hands and thanks all employees of the (health service) NHS for their hard work and commitment.” According to media reports, Johnson is conscious.
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Trump, Merkel and Co. think of Johnson
Chancellor Angela Merkel wished the Prime Minister much strength and a speedy recovery. They hope that Johnson can leave the hospital soon, government spokesman Steffen Seibert wrote in the short message service Twitter.
President Donald Trump said at a press conference that Johnson’s doctors had been offered support. “We’ll see if we can help.” He hinted that it was about medication that is not yet approved for the treatment of coronavirus disease. If you were treated in the intensive care unit for Covid-19 lung disease, it would be “very, very serious,” Trump said.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and France’s head of state Emmanuel Macron also wished the head of government a quick recovery via Twitter. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrote: “A lot of strength, Boris, and will be well soon.” Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: “My thoughts are with the Prime Minister and his family.” British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak also said on Twitter that his thoughts were with Johnson and his pregnant girlfriend Carrie Symonds.
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Johnson’s course of the disease
After Johnson found out about his infection, he continued to work in isolation at Downing Street government. In his video messages about the pandemic, he was optimistic, but he already looked battered and had also lost a lot of weight. He had to be brought to the clinic on Sunday.
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On Monday, Johnson told Twitter that he had gone to the hospital on the advice of his doctor “for some routine tests”. According to a government spokesman, he suffered from a fever and cough. Some British media, however, wrote of a serious lung disease; Johnson has already been ventilated. Foreign Minister Raab already represented him at a meeting.
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Pandemic taken lightly?
The prime minister seems to have taken the pandemic lightly. In the beginning, he focused on herd immunity. In early March, the prime minister bragged about shaking hands in a hospital, including Covid 19 patients. He would continue to do that, he said at the time.
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The British government is under considerable pressure in the fight against the pandemic: a lurching course wasted valuable time in containing the outbreak. The chronically under-financed health service NHS (National Health Service) also does not have enough tests, protective equipment and respirators. According to British media, the first clinics even reported a lack of oxygen for respiratory ventilation. (nim / msz / SDA)
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