Coronavirus: Johnson reveals ‘contingency plans’ made during treatment

Boris Johnson revealed that “contingency plans” were made while he was seriously ill in the hospital with coronavirus.

In an interview with Sol on Sunday, the prime minister says he was given “liters and liters of oxygen” to keep him alive.

He says his week at London’s St Thomas Hospital left him fueled by a desire to detain others and bring the UK “back on its feet.”

Previously, his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, revealed that they had named their baby Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson.

The names are a tribute to his grandparents and two doctors who treated Johnson while he was in the hospital with coronavirus, Symonds wrote in an Instagram post.

The boy was born Wednesday, just weeks after Mr. Johnson’s discharge from intensive care.

In his newspaper interview, the prime minister describes being connected to the monitors and finding that the “indicators kept going in the wrong direction.”

“It was a difficult time, I will not deny it,” he said, adding that he asked himself: “How am I going to get out of this?”

Johnson was diagnosed with coronavirus on March 26 and was admitted to the hospital 10 days later. The next day, he was transferred to intensive care.

“It was hard to believe that in a few days my health had deteriorated to this point,” the prime minister told the Sun on Sunday.

“The doctors had all kinds of arrangements for what to do if things went wrong.”

Her recovery, she says, came down to “wonderful, wonderful breastfeeding.”

Johnson says he felt “lucky” since many others were still suffering, adding: “And if you ask me, ‘Does the desire to stop other people’s suffering drive me?’ Yes, I absolutely am.

“But I also feel driven by an overwhelming desire to win back our country as a whole, healthy again, moving forward in a way that we can and I am very confident that we will succeed.”

Fewer hospitalized patients

The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the UK now stands at 28,131, an increase of 621 from Friday’s figure.

However, England’s deputy chief medical officer, Dr. Jenny Harries, said the number of people treated in hospitals for the virus had fallen 13% in the past week.

On Saturday, the government pledged £ 76 million to support vulnerable children, victims of domestic violence and modern slavery, who were “trapped” in their homes during the shutdown.

The announcement followed reports of an “increase” in violence in the weeks after the blockade was introduced.

Johnson has been in charge of the government since last Sunday. But she was on Downing Street a few days before Symonds gave birth.

When she posted the photo of her newborn on Instagram, she said her middle name, Nicholas, was a tribute to “Dr. Nick Price and Dr. Nick Hart, the two doctors who saved Boris’s life.”

This offered “an idea of ​​how serious things were for the prime minister” after contracting the virus, said BBC political correspondent Jonathan Blake.

Dr. Nick Price and Professor Nick Hart offered their “warm congratulations” to the Prime Minister and Mrs. Symonds.

They said in a statement: “We are honored and honored to have been recognized in this way, and we thank the incredible team of professionals we work with at Guy and St Thomas’ and who ensure that each patient receives the best care.

“We wish the new family all health and happiness.”