Dominic Raab: Everything about UK's standby leader while PM Johnson is in ICU

While UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shifted to ICU as he battles with coronavirus infection, British Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has been anunced as standby leer of country. According to reports, even though Johson is still leing country according to ministers, but if situation worsens furr and British PM is unable to play his role, Raab will take over leership in UK. Even in coronavirus response meeting on April 6, it was Raab who stood in for Johnson.

Who is Dominic Raab?

After working for UK’s diplomatic service including a place in Hague, Dominic Raab entered British Parliament in 2010. Raab’s far h fled Nazis in 1938 and he went on to study law at Oxford University. Having alrey vised British government on Arab-Israeli conflict and counter-terrorism, Raab even opposed current UK PM and Conservative leer. Johnson in 2019. 46-year-old h run against British PM and during his campaign, he reportedly criticised latter’s “bluff and bluster” over Brexit.  However, Raab was eliminated half-way through entire political battle followed by him endorsing Johnson. After that, in 2019, British PM appointed Raab as Foreign Minister in first cabinet when Johnson took Downing Street in July 2019. 

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Johnson 'received oxygen support'

A British minister has said on April 7 that Johnson was provided with oxygen support but is t on a ventilator. Johnson was moved to intensive care of hospital as situation “worsened” after having persistent symptoms of dely COVID-19. British PM h declared that he was tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month, and since n he was in self-isolation and was even chairing digital cabinet meetings over UK’s response to pandemic. In last update by Johnson himself after visiting doctor, he h claimed to be in “good spirits”.

As of April 7, coronavirus has claimed over 5,370 lives and infected 51,608 in UK. After originating from China’s “wet markets”, coronavirus has w claimed over 74,782 lives worldwide as of April 7. According to tally by international news ncy, pandemic has w spre to 209 countries and has infected at least 1,347,587 people. Out of total infections, 286,453 have been recovered but easily spre virus is continuing to disrupt many lives. Major cities have been put under lockdown in almost all countries and ecomy is struggling. 

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