Boris Johnson taking short walks, doing puzzles, watching films in hospital

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on ro to recovery at a London hospital ward, taking short walks after he tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.

Meanwhile, it also emerged on Sunday that puzzles, sudoku and films are keeping UK prime minister occupied while he remains under close monitoring by medical staff at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London.

“ Prime Minister has been able to do short walks, between periods of rest, as part of care he is receiving to aid his recovery,” a Downing Street spokesperson said on Friday evening. “He has spoken to his doctors and thanks whole clinical team for incredible care he has received. His thoughts are with those affected by this terrible disease,” spokesperson said, ding that only a single daily health update would w be provided from hospital.

‘ Sunday Times’ quoted sources as saying that Johnson, 55, was making good progress and h been watching films in his hospital bed and doing sudoku. films being named among his choices include ‘Lord of Rings’ trilogy and British comedy ‘Withnail and I’.

Downing Street has t confirmed if Johnson h been allowed any visitors or seen Carrie Symonds, his heavily pregnant fiancée, but said he h received many thousands of get well cards.

“re are boxes and boxes in his outer office. y are really lovely and come from people of all s and all over country. I think when he sees m he will be tremendously grateful for everyone’s kind wishes,” source told newspaper. On Friday, UK prime minister's far, Stanley Johnson, h urged his son to rest up as he expressed family’s relief over his recovery.

“This is pretty straightforward w. He must rest up. As I understand it, he has moved from ICU into a recovery unit but I don’t think you can say this is out of woods w," he said. “He has to take time. I cant believe you can walk away from this and get straight back to Downing Street and pick up reins without a period of rejustment.”

Boris Johnson h revealed his Covid-19 diagsis over two weeks ago, when he went into self-isolation at his Downing Street flat. However, his condition worsened last weekend when he was taken to hospital and n shifted to intensive care unit (ICU) earlier this week, when he asked UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him.

After three nights in ICU, Downing Street said he h been moved out to ward in early sts of his recovery from dely virus. British government officials and ministers have constantly referred to him as being in “very good spirits” throughout hospitalisation process, during which he required “standard oxygen treatment” and did t need help of a ventilator for his breathing – used for most serious cases of Covid-19.

UK government has, meanwhile, urged British public to stay at home and continue to observe strict social distancing over Easter weekend period as ar record of 980 daily fatalities took country’s death toll from coronavirus up to 8,958 on Friday. 

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