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Boris Johnson, suffering from Covid, worsens and is transferred to the ICU.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been transferred to intensive care after his health deteriorated, a government spokesperson confirmed.

Boris Johnson (Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Yates)

247 - Diagnosed with coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Monday afternoon, April 6, after his health deteriorated.

The information was confirmed by a government spokesperson. This morning, Johnson was hospitalized and, according to the Sputnik news agency, was to be put on a ventilator. He continued to suffer from persistent symptoms due to the illness – the fever and cough remained. 

Boris Johnson is the first world leader to test positive for the coronavirus. The result of his test was confirmed last week.