British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been hospitalized for tests, the British BBC reported, citing Downing Street sources.
Johnson tested positive for coronavirus 10 days ago and reported last Friday that he would continue in isolation because he still had a "mild" symptom, specifically fever.
"I feel better," Johnson said in a video posted on his Twitter account of his condition. The ‘premier’, who confirmed the contagion on March 27, said he will continue to be quarantined "until the symptom disappears."
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Johnson's entry came shortly before the British could see Elizabeth II's fifth address to the nation in her 68-year reign on television. "United we will win and success will be everyone's. Better times will come, "said the Queen of England, in a historic address on the occasion of the coronavirus crisis, which has claimed the lives of almost 5,000 people in the United Kingdom.
The sovereign has been convinced that in the coming years the British “will be proud of how they have now responded to this challenge. Those who come after us will say that we were strong, self-disciplined, decisive, courageous and empathetic, virtues that characterize this nation. "
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Elizabeth II, who turns 94 on April 21, has thanked the health workers of the national health system (NHS) and the workers who are attending basic services for their dedication to their fellow citizens. In less than ten minutes the Queen has conveyed to the British her confidence, her hope in the forces of her people, and her belief that she will succeed.
"I am addressing you at a challenging time. It is a time of disturbances in the life of this country: disturbances that have brought about suffering, many economic difficulties, and all of us enormous changes in our daily lives.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is undergoing medical tests on Monday after spending the night hospitalized for the continuing symptoms of COVID-19. Johnson, 55, had been isolated for 10 days at his 10 Downing Street residence after testing positive for coronavirus, but in the absence of improvement, doctors recommended his admission to the hospital as a precautionary measure.
In his absence, the British Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab, will take care of government affairs and on Monday will preside over the Executive's emergency meeting on COVID-19. Housing and Communities Minister Robert Jenrick said today that Johnson "is in charge of the government" and is confident that "soon" he can return home.
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"He has been working very hard, leading the government and being aware of (the issues). That is going to continue, but obviously, today he is in the hospital doing tests but he will be kept informed about what is happening,"he added. However, Jenrick did not rule out the possibility that the prime minister may have to stay in the hospital longer, although he is expected to return "soon" to "10" Downing Street.
From the Government they insist that Johnson "is in charge of the Executive and will be kept informed of everything that happens."
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Downing Street, who has so far maintained that Johnson had developed "mild symptoms," stressed that this is not an "emergency" entry and that the prime minister is "high temperature." The official residence announced Johnson's hospitalization shortly after British networks issued a statement from Queen Elizabeth II, the head of state, to support the British in the face of the closure of activities due to the current pandemic.
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Queen Elizabeth II's speech
"We are fighting this disease together, and I want to guarantee that if we continue united and determined we will overcome it." "We will succeed," said Queen Elizabeth II in her televised speech.
"I want to express appreciation also to those who are staying at home, and thereby helping protect the vulnerable and saving many families the pain felt by those who have lost loved ones," he said.In a speech interspersed with images of health workers and citizens clapping outside their homes, Elizabeth II called on the British to remain calm and humorous in times of crisis.
"Those who come after us will say that the British of this generation were as strong as all the rest. The attributes of self-discipline, calm and good-humored determination, as well as camaraderie, still characterize this country."
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Only four times before had the Queen of England addressed the nation, in addition to the Christmas messages.
Apart from her Christmas speech, there are four the only occasions in which Elizabeth II had previously addressed the nation: in 1991, during the Gulf War, In 1997, before Princess Diana's funeral, In 2002, after the death of the Queen Mother, And in 2012, on the occasion of his 60 years of reign.
Due to the monarch's advanced age, the BBC took extreme precautions and, as revealed by the public network, a single camera operator, equipped with protection similar to that used by medical personnel, was with her to make the recording, keeping at all times the two meters of security distance.
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The recording was made by a single camera operator and keeping the two-meter security distance.
The rest of the team was in an adjoining room, from where he gave instructions through speakers. These days, the queen has hardly any physical contact neither with anyone on duty, nor with the members of the Royal Family themselves.
The United Kingdom has registered more than 48,400 infections and almost 5,000 deaths from the coronavirus. In an attempt to strengthen medical services, a 4,000-bed hospital has been opened in London at a convention center. Prince Charles, who also tested positive for coronavirus last week, has officially opened the center by videoconference, from his residence in Scotland.
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