Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson is tonight in intensive care at st thomass hospital in london, suffering from the effects of coronavirus. Mrjohnson was admitted last night, but his office says his condition worsened during the course of this afternoon and on the advice of his medical team, he was moved to the intensive care unit. Earlier today, the Prime Minister whos 55 was said to be in good spirits, receiving treatment for persistent symptoms, including a temperature and a cough. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Less than a mile from downing street, borisjohnson is in intensive care tonight, in a personal fight against the virus that the government and the country is trying to beat. Who would have known on thursday night that the Health Workers he applauded would be caring for him like this . Brief glimpses of borisjohnson on social media made it clear he was struggling to
Good afternoon. A fine day out there, plenty of sunshine for the spring plants, as we can see through oui spring plants, as we can see through our window on the weather from wales. On the recent satellite picture, some cloud from the Channel Islands drifting toward south west england, a fuchsia was here. Showers pushing towards the Western Isles of scotla nd pushing towards the Western Isles of scotland and we will eventually see some rain, but there is plenty of sunshine for the bulk of england and wales. The sun may be hazy in places and the arrows indicate where we have the strongest wind, gusts of around a0 to a5 mph in north west scotla nd around a0 to a5 mph in north west scotland and the winds are lighter compared to yesterday across much of england and wales, temperatures are well above average. Mid team since in northern and scotland, upper teens to around 20 in the warmer parts of england and wales. This cloud will push further north, some showers in southern england overnigh
As officials warn this could be the saddest, ha rd est week yet in the outbreak. Australias High Court Upholds Cardinal Pells appeal over his conviction for sexually assaulting two choirboys he will be freed from prison later today. Boris johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened over the course of monday afternoon. The british Prime Minister has been admitted to St Thomas Hospital in london on sunday evening. Earlier on, borisjohnson said on social media that hed gone into hospitalfor some routine tests and that he was in good spirits. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, has been asked to deputise for mrjohnson. Buckingham palace said the queen had been informed about the situation. Leaders around the world have been sending their best wishes to the Prime Minister. Their best wishes to President Trump sent americas well wishes to Boris Johnson for a speedy recovery. The french president , emmanuel macron, said he hoped mrjohnson would overcome t
Dana white says he is a day or two away from finding a location to host fights after being forced to postpone three events during the Coronavirus Crisis. Ufc 249 is set to go ahead on april 18th at a venue where fighters who otherwise would not be able to get into the United States can fly to. This is bbc news, im clive myrie, we will be bringing you the downing street News Conference in a short while with the latest on the battle against coronavirus but first the top stories. Borisjohnson is still in intensive care but not on a ventilator. Downing street says the Prime Minister is in a stable condition and in good spirits during treatment for coronavirus point he remains at St Thomas Hospital in Central London and has been given standard oxidant treatment but does not have pneumonia. The royalfamily sent their support to the Prime Minister, the queen, the prince of wales and duke of cambridge wish him a full and speedy recovery. Nhs england says a further 758 people who tested positiv
About mrjohnsons health. Japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, declares a state of emergency in tokyo and six other regions, as the country struggles with the pandemic. China where the coronavirus outbreak started reports no deaths in the past day the First Time Since january. Whatsapp restricts the forwarding of messages, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus misinformation a spokesman for number 10 downing street has in the last few minutes said that the Prime Minister who is in intensive care for coronavirus at St Thomas Hospital in london has been stable overnight and remains in good spirits. The spokesman said that borisjohnson, is receiving standard oxygen treatment and is breathing without any other assistance. He has not required mechanical ventilation and does not have pneumonia. The Prime Minister was admitted to hospital on sunday night after persistent coronavirus symptoms over several days, which worsened. The foreign secretary dominic raab has been asked to deputise