British Leader Boris Johnson in Intensive Care at London Hospital
2020-04-07
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1British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care at a London hospital 11 days after announcing he had COVID-19.
2Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital Sunday night, reporting he needed "routine tests" connected to his COVID-19 condition.
3On Monday evening, the prime minister's office released a statement.
4It read, "Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the Prime Minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital."
5The statement said Johnson was awake and does not require a ventilator, or breathing machine, at this point.
6It said Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him.
7Hours earlier, Johnson posted on the social media site Twitter.
8He wrote that he was in good spirits after spending a night in the hospital.
9He also thanked the National Health Service for taking care of him and others in this difficult time.
10The 55-year-old leader had been quarantined in his Downing Street home since he was found to have COVID-19 on March 26.
11He is the first known head of government to be sickened with the virus.
12He continued to preside at daily meetings on the outbreak until Sunday.
13He also released several video messages during his quarantine.
14Raab led the meeting Monday.
15Speaking at the government's daily coronavirus press briefing, Raab said Johnson was being "regularly updated," but said he had not spoken to the prime minister since Saturday.
16"He's in charge, but he'll continue to take doctors' advice on what to do next," Raab said.
17The government said Monday that 51,608 people had been confirmed to have the coronavirus in Britain, and that 5,373 of them have died.
18I'm Jill Robbins.
1British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care at a London hospital 11 days after announcing he had COVID-19. 2Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital Sunday night, reporting he needed "routine tests" connected to his COVID-19 condition. 3On Monday evening, the prime minister's office released a statement. It read, "Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the Prime Minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital." 4The statement said Johnson was awake and does not require a ventilator, or breathing machine, at this point. It said Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him. 5Hours earlier, Johnson posted on the social media site Twitter. He wrote that he was in good spirits after spending a night in the hospital. He also thanked the National Health Service for taking care of him and others in this difficult time. 6The 55-year-old leader had been quarantined in his Downing Street home since he was found to have COVID-19 on March 26. He is the first known head of government to be sickened with the virus. 7He continued to preside at daily meetings on the outbreak until Sunday. He also released several video messages during his quarantine. Raab led the meeting Monday. 8Speaking at the government's daily coronavirus press briefing, Raab said Johnson was being "regularly updated," but said he had not spoken to the prime minister since Saturday. 9"He's in charge, but he'll continue to take doctors' advice on what to do next," Raab said. 10The government said Monday that 51,608 people had been confirmed to have the coronavirus in Britain, and that 5,373 of them have died. 11I'm Jill Robbins. 12The Associated Press reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English. Hai Do was the editor. 13__________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15routine -adj. done or happening as a normal part of a job, situation, or process 16deputize -v. to give (someone) the power to do something in place of another person : to make (someone) a deputy - often followed by to + verb 17quarantine -v. to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading : to put or keep (a person or animal) in quarantine 18regularly -adv. at the same time every day, week, month, etc.