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Boris Johnson’s father says the British prime minister needs time to recover from the new coronavirus and is unlikely to return to work imminently.
The UK leader spent three nights in the intensive care unit at St. Thomas Hospital in London after his COVID-19 symptoms worsened.
He was transferred back to a regular ward on Thursday night (NZT Friday morning), and his office says he is in “the early stages of his recovery.”
Her father Stanley Johnson said the Prime Minister needed “rest.”
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“It has to take time,” Stanley Johnson told the BBC.
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Boris Johnson’s father says he will need time to recover.
“I can’t believe you can get away from this and go straight back to Downing Street and pick up the reins without a period of readjustment.”
Johnson was diagnosed with COVID-19 two weeks ago, the first world leader confirmed that he had the disease.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will replace Johnson while in the hospital.
