Published 12:33 IST, April 7th 2020
Queen Elizabeth 'kept informed' of British PM's condition after he moved to intensive care
The Queen is being kept informed about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's condition after the latter was admitted to a hospital on Monday evening.
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Queen is being kept informed about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's condition after latter was mitted to a hospital on Monday evening. According to reports, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to specialist unit at St Thomas' hospital in Westminster at about 7 pm on April 6 after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Prime Minister h tested positive of dely disease ten days ago and h been under self-isolation since n.
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According to reports, Queen Elizabeth is being kept constantly updated on Boris Johnson's condition. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson in a statement said that 10 is keeping Her Majesty informed about Boris Johnson's health condition, referring to 10 Downing Street, which is Prime Minister's official residence. Johnson was mitted to hospital a day after Queen Elizabeth dressed nation in a rare televised speech. Queen thanked all NHS workers and asked people to endure crisis a little more as better days will surely come.
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been asked to take Johnson's place for time being. Good wishes for UK Prime Minister poured in from every corner of political spectrum in country. Recently elected Labour leer Keir Starmer also sent a mess of support for Boris Johnson. Former Prime Minister David Cameron also took to his Twitter handle to post a get well soon mess for 55-year-old Conservative leer. French President Emmanuel Macron also wished for Johnson's quick recovery.
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Coronavirus outbreak
coronavirus infection has claimed more than 74,700 lives across world and has infected over 13,47,500 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last month before Italy and Spain surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. United States, France, United Kingdom, and Iran have also overtaken China in terms of death toll related to COVID-19. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.
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12:33 IST, April 7th 2020