Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be in a "stable" condition and in "good spirits" after receiving oxygen treatment for coronavirus while in intensive care, his spokesperson has revealed.
Per ITV News, Mr Johnson, who spent the night in the intensive care unit at St Thomas' Hospital in London after his COVID-19 symptoms worsened, has not required a ventilator to help him breathe.
The Prime Minister's spokesman said:
"The Prime Minister has been stable overnight and remains in good spirits. He is receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any other assistance.
"He has not required mechanical ventilation or non-invasive respiratory support."
Johnson was originally admitted to St Thomas' on Sunday, telling his Twitter followers that he was following his doctor's advice after continuing to display symptoms of cough and high temperature ten days after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.
Downing Street has confirmed that Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary and first secretary of state, will be standing in for the prime minister.
Former UK PM David Cameron said he was "praying" his friend will overcome his illness, saying Johnson is a "very tough, very resilient, very fit person", and that he is "sure he'll come through this".
Per the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, there have been 1,360,039 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus worldwide, and a global death toll of 75,973.
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