Britain's Boris Johnson in intensive care, illustrating UK's growing struggle with coronavirus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, infected by the coronavirus, was moved Monday to intensive care at a London hospital, a dramatic development illustrating his country's escalating battle with the outbreak.
The first major world leader to be so seriously sickened with COVID-19, the 55-year-old prime minister's move to a stepped-up level of care came less than 24 hours after he was hospitalized, ostensibly for tests.
He tested positive for the virus March 26 and acknowledged persistent symptoms including a fever and cough. In a video released Friday, he looked markedly ill, puffy-eyed and subdued, a far cry from his usual ebullient self.
His foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, was deputized to step in as necessary for Johnson, who had been reported earlier in the day to be tending to government affairs from his hospital bed.
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