Prime Minister Boris Johnson, admitted to intensive care last week after contracting the coronavirus, is getting better and talking to caregivers, Culture Minister Oliver Dowden said on Thursday. " Things are getting better for him. " , he told the BBC. " He's better, he sits down and talks to the medical staff ."
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The 55-year-old British head of government was admitted to St Thomas Hospital in London on Sunday evening after more than 10 days of high fever and persistent cough due to the coronavirus. His condition quickly deteriorated over the next 24 hours, which resulted in his placement on Monday in an intensive care unit where the most serious cases are treated.
In his absence, the management of the coronavirus crisis, which has killed more than 7,000 people in the United Kingdom, continues under the leadership of the head of the British diplomacy, Dominic Raab, charged by Boris Johnson to replace him temporarily at the head of government.
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A new meeting of the COBRA emergency committee, responsible for coordinating the crisis, is notably scheduled for Thursday to discuss the containment measures in force, the lifting of which is not on the agenda, according to the mayor of London and the government. Welsh.
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