Daily Mail: Boris Johnson was in charge at 5pm... and in intensive care by 7: How PM's breathing deteriorated in just hours – a day after being admitted to hospital following video call that left his Cabinet members shocked at his ailing appearance
* The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas' Hospital in London at 7pm this evening
* He remains conscious and Number 10 sources stressed he had been moved to intensive care as a precaution
* Mr Johnson has asked foreign secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him 'where necessary'
* Mr Raab reassured that the premier was 'receiving excellent care' and thanked the NHS medics treating him
* UK declared a further 439 coronavirus deaths, taking the toll to 5,373, while cases rose by 3,802 to 51,608
Boris Johnson was last night moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, forcing him to temporarily delegate his responsibilities while he is treated by doctors.
The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas' Hospital in London at 7pm yesterday - 11 days after testing positive for the deadly disease.
Only two hours earlier, Downing Street were insisting he was still spearheading the government's coronavirus response, despite de facto deputy Dominic Raab chairing the morning crisis meeting.
Yet shortly after the Foreign Secretary left the Number 10 podium following the daily 5pm press briefing, Mr Johnson suffered breathing problems and was given oxygen.
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WNU Editor: No one gets wheeled into the ICU hooked up to an oxygen tank unless it is very serious. A good friend of mine works as an anesthesiologist at a major Montreal hospital who has seen more than her share of Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks, and she just told me that for such a fast collapse his case is probably far more serious than what they are reporting. This is who will take over if the Prime Minister becomes incapacitated .... Who is Dominic Raab, Britain's standby leader? (Reuters).
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