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Boris Johnson had to be transferred to the intensive care unit on Monday evening.
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The British Prime Minister is at St. Thomas’ Hospital.
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He was admitted on Sunday.
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His pregnant partner Carrie Symonds has tested negative for Covid-19.
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The fight of Boris Johnson (55) against the corona virus continues: Britain’s Prime Minister is spending the second night in a row in intensive care after he was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday evening and was relocated on Monday evening. The good news: his condition has not deteriorated since the beginning of the week. Johnson is stable, a government spokesman said Tuesday. He was supplied with oxygen, but “breathes independently without any support”.
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It’s a good sign that Johnson hasn’t had to be connected to a ventilator yet. The Times reported, citing a source in the hospital, that Johnson needed 4 liters of oxygen: “The normal limit for intensive care is 15 liters, indicating that he was in better health than such patients in general. »
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Reminder: According to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), most people in the intensive care unit must be ventilated. About 15 percent of those infected with corona become seriously ill and require oxygen therapy in the hospital. Another five percent are transferred to the intensive care unit so that their breathing can be carried out by mechanical ventilation. Some also need support for other organs. It’s reassuring that Boris Johnson hasn’t needed a ventilator yet.
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Is Johnson treated preferentially?
The fact that Johnson was apparently transferred to the intensive care unit for 4 liters of oxygen caused criticism on Tuesday evening in the UK. Other patients would only come to the intensive care unit if they needed 15 liters. Secretary of State Dominic Raab (46), who took over the business for Johnson on an interim basis, did not want to comment on Tuesday evening.
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Raab reassured the British: «I am confident that he will make it. It will guide us through this crisis again shortly. We know exactly what he wants from us and what he now expects from us. » All attention will be paid to defeating the corona virus, Raab added.
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Recovery wishes from Trump and Co.
Politicians from all over the world wished Johnson a speedy recovery, many on Tuesday night. These included Chancellor Angela Merkel (65), US President Donald Trump (73), French President Emmanuel Macron (42), Kremlin President Vladimir Putin (67) and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (61). Queen Elizabeth II (93) also wished him a speedy recovery.
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In the meantime, Minister of State Michael Gove (52) had to go into self-isolation. A family member suffers from mild corona symptoms, Gove said in the short message service Twitter. “I have no symptoms and I continue to work normally.” Health Minister Matt Hancock, 41, and government medical advisor Chris Whitty, 53, have survived their infection.
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Johnson’s pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds (32) also said she spent a week in bed with symptoms of lung disease. The prime minister and Symonds announced their engagement at the end of February. The baby is said to be born in early summer.
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Great Britain
The Queen explicitly paid tribute to healthcare workers on Tuesday for World Health Day. She thanks everyone for her “selfless commitment and hard work,” said the 93-year-old monarch. The helpfulness of countless nurses, midwives and other health workers is a role model for everyone in these challenging circumstances, she said with regard to the pandemic. The Queen and her husband Prince Philip (98) are particularly at risk due to their old age. You retired to Windsor Castle near London.
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More than 6,150 people in the UK have died as a result of their coronavirus infection. However, only deaths in hospitals were taken into account. More than 213,000 people were tested for the novel pathogen; more than 55 200 of them were found to be infected. According to estimates, however, several hundred thousand may have been infected. (nim / SDA)
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