following the discharge from st thomas‘ hospital of borisjohnson, discharge from st thomas‘ hospital borisjohnson, she says, i can‘t thank the magnificent nhs enough. the staff at st thomas‘ hospital have been incredible. i will never be able to repay you and i will never stop thanking you. there were times last week that were very dark indeed. my heart goes out to all those in similar situations worried sick about loved ones. thank you to eve ryo ne sick about loved ones. thank you to everyone who sent such kind messages of support. today i‘m feeling incredibly lucky. those comments will resonate with so many people across the country who also are either poorly themselves or are very worried about friends and relatives who are being treated in hospitals and in care homes with coronavirus. we can quickly go back to our correspondent helena wilkinson at st thomas‘ hospital. yes, he has been discharged but you don‘t bounce back immediately. if you have been in intensive care for any reason. that‘s right. it obviously depends on each patient, each patient is different in terms of how lo

now, it's worth saying st thomas' hospital is one of the top hospitals in the country.cross the bridge from the houses of parliament. now, we were told by downing street earlier the prime minister was working from his hospital bed here. we understand that he was given oxygen before that decision was made to move him to intensive care. now, we are told that that has been done as a precaution. it's been done in case he needs ventilation to aid his recovery. now, like thousands of other families who've been affected by the coronavirus, this is an extremely worrying time for him and for his family. especially, of course, his fiancee, who is pregnant and has been suffering with symptoms of the coronavirus herself. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more on how the uk government has planned for situations like this. the foreign secretary now is technically in charge, as he is the prime minister's official understudy, he has been requested by downing street to do because for him as and when. and government insiders are pretty confident. they say the way to cabinet commi

ince hospital, ifilmed there injanuary, extraordinary team —— st thomaso theirfamilies at hospital. my thoughts go out to their families at this terrible time. fergus, thanks forjoining us. it's now a fortnight since boris johnson announced the lockdown, and there are some signs that the rate of infection could be starting to reduce. while the number of people dying in hospital from the effects of coronavirus has been doubling every few days, the figures for confirmed cases and hospitalisations are coming down. so, is the peak of the virus in sight, and if it is, what does that mean for our day—to—day lives? our science editor david shukman reports. a village outside rome, hit hard by the virus, and now isolated by the army. turned into a human laboratory, everyone is getting screened. drastic action in a country where the daily death toll is at last dropping. in spain, as well, which has seen terrible losses, for four days in a row, the number dying has fallen, a sign that the strategy of locking down may be working. so, when might the uk see a peak in t

thomas hospital.s opportunity as a government to thank nhs staff up and down the country for all their dedication, hard work, and commitment in treating everyone who's been affected by this awful virus. with the prime minister now in intensive care, this is an extremely dangerous situation. how worried should people be about his health and the situation was a live government business will continue. the prime minister is in safe hands, with a brilliant team at the hospital. the focus of the government will continue to be making sure the prime minister's direction, all the plans for making sure we can defeat coronavirus and pull the country through this challenge, will be taken forward. but are you confident that the government is under control tonight? there is an incredibly strong team spirit behind the prime minister, making sure that we get all the plans the time her prime minister... that is the way that will bring the whole country through the coronavirus. just reiterating that the premise ministe

, which is less than a st thomas's hospital, which is less thana mile st thomas's hospital, whichs less than a mile from downing street. worth reading that statement from downing street, it says the prime minister has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery at chequors, that being the official country residence. 0n the advice of his medical team, the prime minister will not be immediately returning to work. he wishes to thank everybody at st thomas's for the brilliant ca re at st thomas's for the brilliant care he has received. the statement says all his thoughts are with those affected by this illness. the prime minister was admitted here to st thomas's hospital on sunday. so he had spent a week here in their care. he was brought, as we know, as a precaution, because the symptoms he was experiencing, in particular that high temperature, they were persisting. he came not as an emergency, but he was admitted on sunday night. on monday, we were still being told the prime minister was still receiving ministerial documents at his bedside. he was working from his bed and

thomas as hospital in central london to the intensive care unit. a precaution should he require ventilation to aid his recovery. we are told that the prime minister is currently conscious. the very fact that downing street have had to spell that out gives you some sense of the scale of concern about his condition at the moment, and the extent to which he is deteriorated. when he was admitted around 24 hours ago, we we re was admitted around 24 hours ago, we were told repeatedly by his office that that was because of the persistence of the symptoms he had been suffering with for some time. in other words, the high temperature and a persistent cough, rather than the development of any additional symptoms. and whilst it is not crystal clear in this statement tonight that he is definitely already developed other symptoms, clearly there must be a concern about his breathing. if they want to aid his breathing if that becomes necessary , aid his breathing if that becomes necessary, they acknowledge in the statement that his condition worsened this afterno

it‘s worth saying st thomas‘ hospital is one of the top hospitals in the country, it‘s just across theent. we were told by downing street earlier the prime minister was working from his hospital bed here, we understand he was given oxygen before that decision was made to move him to intensive care. we are told that has been done as a precaution, it‘s been done in case he needed ventilation to aid his recovery. now, like thousands of other families that have been affected by the coronavirus, this is an extremely worrying time for him and his family, especially of course his fiancee, who is pregnant, and has been suffering with symptoms of the coronavirus herself. vicki young there. messages of support are coming in for boris johnson from around the world. this was the president trump a little earlier. i also want to send best wishes to a very good friend of mine, and a friend to our nation, prime minister boris johnson. we are very saddened to hear that he was taken into intensive care this afternoon, a little while ago, and americans are all praying for his recovery. he has been a real

it is precautionary at the moment, being in intensive care at st thomas' hospital, but this is a seriouson. hospital, but this is a serious situation for mrjohnson. thanks for joining us. moreover, earlierwe we re joining us. moreover, earlierwe were talking about the state of government and the stability, what has been said at westminster tonight, maura? said they will carry on delivering and trying to implement the plans that had been decided by boris johnson and his team and to make sure all of the efforts across the piece been put in as quickly as they can to help the country tackle coronavirus but in the last half an houran coronavirus but in the last half an hour an acknowledgement from around the world that this is a serious situation with the french president emmanuel macron and others are sending their best wishes and hopes for a rapid recovery, along with good wishes from the archbishop of canterbury sending them publicly to borisjohnson canterbury sending them publicly to boris johnson and two canterbury sending them publicly to borisjohnson and two of the country tonight. it

thomas's hospital.e can cross over to our correspondent keith doyle who is there now. this news breaking in the past hour or so. what do we know? >> we have been a statement from downing street to say the prime care unit.as left the intensive the statement says the prime minister has been moved back this evening from intensive care back to the ward where he will receive close monitoringea durig thy phase of his recovery. the statement went on to say that he is in extrs.ely good spir the key word there is the early phase of his recover clearly, he has passed that point of danger, then we were all worried about, that he was in intensiveare for. his recovery has now begun. he was brought to the hospital here icentral london last sunday, and thin brought into nsive care monday night, so he spent three nights in intensive care. we heard throughout various government briefings, certainly this morning, this afterabon, dominic the foreign secretary deputizing for the prime minister, said that he was in goodts s

let's cross live to st thomas‘ hospital to speak to keith doyle.sing in the last hour also. we have had a statement from downing street sing the prime minister has left the intensive care unit. these statements is the prime minister has been moved back this evening from intensive care, back to the ward where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery. the statement went on to say that he is an extremely good spirits. the key word in that is the early phase of his recovery. clearly he is past that point of danger, that point we were worried about, that point we were worried about, that he was in intensive care for. he is out of intensive care and his recovery has begun. he was brought to the hospital here in central london last sunday and then he was brought into intensive care on monday night, so he spent three nights in intensive care. we did his throughout the various government playthings of the last few days, settling this morning and this afternoon, dominic rav deputising for the prime minister, he said he was in g

he was from st thomas's hospital in london where he was treated for covid—19. highest numbers of deaths from coronavirus in the world — more than 20,000 it's been described as the "economic equivalent of a medically induced coma". countries accounting for more than 50% of world gdp are in lockdown, with governments and central banks stepping in to try to keep cou ntless com pa nies afloat. millions of workers have been told to stay at home, with many laid off or "furloughed". what's the likely scale of the economic damage and the shape of recovery when it comes? we can talk to megan green, a global economist and senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school. idid i did pose that question just now, what is the likely scope of the damage? i would what is the likely scope of the damage? iwould imagine what is the likely scope of the damage? i would imagine it is almost impossible to predict. so when you go into our macro forecasting models, there is no line for a pandemic. so estimates really have a huge range but i think we can be pretty certain that this will be t

doesn't quit, doesn't give up. 0ur chief political correspondent vicky young has been at st thomas‘ hospitald. she sent this update. well, after nine days in self—isolation here under the care of doctors here last night, he was admitted to hospital. we know that he has been suffering from this persistent cough and temperature — something he couldn't shake off, which is why he was brought into hospital in the first place. it's worth saying st thomas‘s hospital is one of the top hospitals in the country, it's just across the bridge from the houses of parliament. we were told by downing street earlier the prime minister was working from his hospital bed here, we understand he was given oxygen before that decision was made to move him to intensive care. we are told that has been done as a precaution, it's been done in case he needed ventilation to aid his recovery. now, like thousands of other families that have been affected by the coronavirus, this is an extremely worrying time for him and his family, especially of course his fiancee, who is pregnant, and has been suffering with symptoms of th

our correspondence held that is outside st thomas's hospital in london where borisjohnson has been treatedinister, we learned, last night, was moved out of the intensive care unit here at st thomas's hospital. he had spent three nights in intensive care. we know he was moved from the ward on monday and things actually turned quite quickly for the prime minister on monday. he was admitted here on sunday as a precaution. he did not come in as an emergency. 0n sunday as a precaution. he did not come in as an emergency. on monday, he was still getting his ministerial document and working from his hospital bed, but then by the evening, his condition, we were told, were sent and he had to be transferred to the unit. we understand doctors felt it was needed that he had to be close to a ventilator in case he needed to be on one. it turns out that the prime minister did not need to go on a ventilator. he did receive what was described as a standard oxygen treatment while in intensive care, but, yes, last night, he was moved out of intensive care. he is now only ward. the latest we had from the hosp

our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospital in london. ideo statement released by the prime minister, in which he thanked nhs staff there at saint thomas', in particular a couple of nurses, making it clear they saved his life, and that he felt it could have gone either way. absolutely. the prime minister spent a week here at saint thomas'. it was said it was a precaution when he was brought in initially and he was still having ministerial documents brought to him on monday. but his condition got worse quickly and he was admitted to intensive care. this afternoon we have had an insight into just how bad it got for the prime minister. as you mentioned, after he left saint thomas' earlier today, he went to downing street, where he recorded a video. he was looking much better, but in that video he thanked all the medical staff who helped him here during his stay. i want to thank the nurses and doctors who took crucial decisions a few days ago for which i will be great for the rest of my life. i wa nt great for the rest of my life. i want to th

the prime minister spends a third night in intensive care at st thomas‘ hospital in london.is condition is said to be improving. a warning from a leading economic think—tank that the pandemic will have far—reaching consequences for people's health in the uk due to the impact on the nhs and the likely financial downturn. italy warns the eu could fail as a project unless it better co—ordinates its response to coronavirus. and premier league footballers get together to help generate funds for the nhs. good morning and welcome to bbc news. ministers are to discuss a review of the uk's coronavirus lockdown to consider whether the current measures should be extended. the government's emergency cobra committee will look at evidence from scientists on the impact of measures brought in two—and—a—half weeks ago. in this morning's other developments... the prime minister, borisjohnson, has spent a third night in intensive care, where he's said to be stable and improving. in his current position as first secretary of state, dominic raab will chair the meeting, which will also include he

his fourth night here at st thomas's hospital. may start relaxing its virus lockdown at the end of april. italy has been under a nationwide lockdown for a month, and giuseppe conte says if the spread of coronavirus continues to slow, then restrictions could be eased gradually. he here is speaking to mark lowen translation: experts are confirming that the curve is starting to decline and stabilise. the number of infections is decreasing. we're confident that if we continue this way, we will overcome the worst phase. but we cannot lower our guard. we cannot go from a lockdown to liberalising all economic activity. we need to do it gradually. when will the easing of restrictions begin? translation: it's likely that if scientists confirm it, we might begin to relax some measures already by the end of this month. with infection rates beginning to plateau in parts of europe, italy is not the only country in the european union planning to ease restrictions. denmark will reopen nurseries and primary schools next week. the czech republic p

that is charlotte gallagher there outside st thomas‘ hospital.s and that certainly isn‘t the case at the moment and hasn‘t been for a couple of weeks. it is not just hasn‘t been for a couple of weeks. it is notjust the prime minister, but a couple of cabinet ministers, who have been self isolating. the latest is michael gove, who are self isolating because a family member showing symptoms. chris whitty, has also been in self isolation and the health secretary is also. so this really has been a major blow to the functioning of government in one sense, but on the other hand the prime minister‘s official spokesman said that the prime minister remains the prime minister and there is a very ca re the prime minister and there is a very care plan that has been put in place at the beginning of this crisis, so each cabinet minister knows what they have to do at each department knows what it has to do and there are committees being set up and there are committees being set up and formed of various cabinet ministers and officials, all working on various asp

the prime minister is in safe hands with a brilliant team at st thomas' hospital.ocus of the government will continue to be on making sure at the prime minister's direction, all the plans for making sure that we can defeat coronavirus and pull the country through this challenge will be taken forward. are you confident, though, that the government is under control tonight? there is an incredibly strong team spirit behind the prime minister and making sure that we get all of the plans that the prime minister has instructed us to deliver implemented as soon as possible, and that is the way we will bring the whole country through the coronavirus challenge we face right now. just after 8pm, the official statement came from downing street, saying... good wishes from friends and rivals of boris johnson flooded online within minutes. from the first minister of scotland, and the brand—new labour leader, and from someone who knows him and the unique job very well. the prime minister is now suffering seriously from a disease that does not pick and choose. downing street itsel

we were expecting him to stay in the hospital for a secondht n, in this hospital, st. thomason from his tweet that he was doingell and we heard also from dominic raab earlier on that he was still very much a late charge of what was happening. now our political editor me live on the line now. laura, a very worrying development now about the british prime minister. laura: in th last few minutes, we had an official statement from downing street after very little information through the day that at around 7:00 tonight, the prime minister was taken to intensive care. the statement makes clear that he is receiving excellent care and wants to thank all the people at the nhs, but something important has changed and he is now in intensi care rather than being looked after by medics. he felt it necessary to ask the foreign secretary to deputize for him were needs be. that is a completely different message to what we heard over the last 18 hours or so where it was that he was still in touch and still in charge, business as usual. clearly now the prime minister being in intensive care ch

and i know he's in the very best of hands at st thomas' hospital, and of course we all wish him welly recovery. he's a selfless individual with a very strong public service. it is not in his nature to step back. he has been running things, albeit from his sick bed. clearly that is no longer going to be possible in the immediate term, and there is a structure in place to deal with that contingency, there always is. and that will now ta ke there always is. and that will now take effect. leaders around the world have been wishing boris johnson a quick recovery and sending support his family. the french president emmanuel macron is sending his best wishes to the prime minister, borisjohnson, and wishes him a speedy recovery. alsojustin trudeau says he hopes that boris johnson will have a speedy recovery, saying his thoughts are with him and his family. and we are going to carry on now with that tribute. that was from the president of the european commission, expressing her sympathy. we will now hear from someone who worked with borisjohnson we will now hear from someone who worked with b

borisjohnson is at st thomas‘ hospital in london, where he was admitted on sunday. e prime minister is in intensive care, being looked after by his medical team, receiving the very, very best care from the team at st thomas‘, and our hopes and prayers are with him and with his family. the foreign secretary is standing in for the prime minister where necessary — the queen is being kept informed about mrjohnson‘s health we have a prime minister who, as somebody said, is first amongst equals. the rest of those equals are still in post, and dominic raab is one of them, and he will lead them through this using the same policy positions and the same decision—making process, until boris is able to step back up again and take charge, and that we fervently hope from the bottom of our hearts. mr raab will chair the government's daily coronavirus meeting in downing street this morning — we'll keep you across all today's developments. staff and patients pay tribute to heart surgeonjitendra rathod, who has died from coronavirus in hospital in wales. and the first of the three qua

prime minister is out of intensive care and is said to be in "extremely good spirits" at st thomas‘ hospitaling to the bbc, his father stanley johnson says that he must now ‘rest up‘ after what he called ‘taking one for the team.‘ let's get the latest from our reporter, charlotte rose. cheering and applause. pots banging and whistles blowing. across the country, it's become a national thursday night ritual to thank those front—line carers for putting themselves at risk in the fight against coronavirus. and one person in particular was showing her gratitude. the pm's fiancee reacting to the news that borisjohnson is out of intensive care at st thomas‘ hospital in london. brilliant news. yeah, i mean, it‘s really good news. it‘s also a reminder that people can recover, more generally. that‘s good news. it‘s good to have some positive news generally, but it‘s really good to know that the prime minister is on the road to full recovery. i was always confident that he would, and it‘s really good to know that he‘s now out of icu. well, i'm really pleased for the prime minister and his family. it is

, less tha n has now left st thomas' hospital, less than one mile away from downing street. redo the statement from number ten downing st, the prime

borisjohnson has thanked nhs staff after being discharged from st thomas' hospital, where he spent aing treated for covid—19. in a video message the prime minister said ther‘s no question the nhs saved his life. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright has that story. boris johnson returned home to chequers, weary but relieved, and very grateful. i have today left hospital after a week in which the nhs has saved my life, no question. we will win because our nhs is the beating heart of this country. it is the best of this country. it is unconquerable, it is powered by love. so, thank you from me, from all of us, to the nhs. in the video posted by number ten, mrjohnson reflected on his time in st thomas' hospital in london. the prime minister was hit hard by the coronavirus after being diagnosed at the end of march. he isolated himself in downing street and continued to work but struggled to overcome his symptoms. he spent three nights in intensive care and things could have gone either way, mrjohnson said today. he named two nurses in particular who had been by his bedside. jenny from

he remained sta ble thomas's hospital.ration or noninvasive support. he remains in good spirits and in keeping with the usual clinical practice his progress continues to be monitored closely in critical ca re be monitored closely in critical care and we will give further updates on his condition when there are any material developments. i know there has been a groundswell of m essa 9 es know there has been a groundswell of m essa g es of know there has been a groundswell of messages of support from people here at home, from leaders across the world, and i know everyone will want tojoin with me in world, and i know everyone will want to join with me in wishing world, and i know everyone will want tojoin with me in wishing the prime minister a very swift recovery. as you know, the prime minister asked me to deputise for him whilst he recovers and in line with the prime minister's instructions, this morning i chaired the meeting of senior ministers tackling coronavirus and this afternoon i chaired an update for members of the

thomas hospital. the government will continue to be that all the plans for making sure that we can defeat coronavirus and pull the country through this challenge will be taking forward forward -- will be taken forward. billna: the next stimulus from the u.s. congress will be worth another $1 trillion, according to nancy pelosi, speaking on a private conference call. the speaker discussed additional direct payments to individuals, and extended unemployment insurance and more resources for food stamps. for the first time since the pandemic emerged in january, china reporting no new coronavirus deaths. new cases are slowing across much of europe, and in new york state there are indications the number of new deaths or hitting a plateau. italy's government has expanded powers to block foreign takeovers and is also preparing a massive injection of liquidity into companies that risk going bankrupt. the prime minister announcing new economic measures as the country enters its fifth week of lockdown. rome has

thomas' hospital where the prime minister is being treated. the latest on the condition of the prime minister. boris johnson remains in intensive care at this lunchtime. but we've had an update in the last ten minutes from downing street. they say he's in a stable condition, he is in good spirits. he is being given oxygen but crucially, he is not on a ventilator. part of the reason he was moved into intensive ca re reason he was moved into intensive care was reason he was moved into intensive ca re was so reason he was moved into intensive care was so he could be near a ventilator if he needed one. now the hospital looks a bit different as you can probably tell, there's police at every exit and entrance, security hoarding has gone up around the hospital, highlighting the dramatic and unusual situation we are in at this moment. worrying time obviously for boris johnson is friends and family, his partner is pregnant and one of the cruellest things about coronavirus is when you are being treated in hospital, your family and friends cannot come an

he spent seven days at st thomas's hospital in london, being treated for coronavirus. 0ur correspondent is at the hospital for us how. correspondent is at the hospital for us now. what more can you tell us about him being discharged and what he is going to be doing next? yes, we had the confirmation from downing street in the last couple of hours, ben, didn't we? that the prime minister was discharged from st thomas's. he spent a week at the hospital, three nights in intensive care. his case got worse on number when he had to be transferred into intensive care, because he needed to be near a ventilator. we know he didn't need a ventilator. he has now been discharged from hospital and on social media me has recorded a video of himself in downing street. so he left to hospital and went to downing street to record the video, with the words, it is hard to find the words to express my debt to the nhs for saving my life. he said the efforts of millions of people across this country to stay at home are worth it. it says, together we will ove 1120 m e it. it says, together we will overcome this

he is receiving excellent care from the nhs team at st thomas' hospital. care where his condition is improving. ican care where his condition is improving. i can also tell you that he has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the clinical team. the prime minister is not only my colleague and my boss, but also my friend, and my thoughts are with him and his family. the news about the pm reminds us how indiscriminate this disease is. nearly everyone will know someone who has been affected. friends, family, neighbours, colleagues. this isa family, neighbours, colleagues. this is a terrible virus that respects no boundaries of status or geography or vocation. but we are not facing it alone. we are all taking part in a collective national effort to protect the vulnerable and each other, to secure our public services and to save lives. this endeavour is underpinned by an important, simple idea. that we depend on each other. when you need it, when you fall on ha rd when you need it, when you fall on hard times, we will all, as one society, be there

mrjohnson while he receives treatment, said the prime minister was in safe hands at london's st thomas' hospitale minister, who is 55, was admitted to hospital on sunday after showing persistent symptoms of the coronavirus infection. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @jamesbbcnews. stay with us. hello. the warmth of the weekend was replaced by something a little bit fresher through the day on monday, but many of us were able to enjoy a bit of blue sky and a bit of sunshine from our windows and our gardens too. a bit more of the same on tuesday, things are looking mostly dry after a chilly and a misty start. but, high—pressure very much dominating our weather through the day on tuesday, and into wednesday too. things are going to turn a little bit warmer over the next few days. because, as you can see, the blue colours, the colder air that's been with us gets pushed away, and these yellow colours, the warmer air, starts to move in from the south. but for the here and now, tuesday dawns on quite a chilly note, touch of frost, and some mist and fog patches, particularly across england and wales. lo

vicki young and st thomas' hospital.he nhs has been forced to shift its entire focus to tackle the coronavirus crisis. we've heard from staff across the uk about the challenges they face, along with shortages of equipment and resources. last night, our medical correspondent fergus walsh and cameraman adam walker brought you the story of the doctors and nurses working in the intensive care unit at university college hospital in london, one of the uk's leading hospitals. tonight, fergus reports on the way the hospital has transformed its way of working. at first glance, it looks like a normal hospital, but coronavirus has changed everything. ward after ward has been cleared for covid—i9 patients. i didn't take this seriously enough... imran isjust 37 and has breathing difficulties due to the virus. you don't know how bad it is until it actually hits you. and so, i would absolutely urge everybody to listen to the government guidance and stay away from people. he has a wife and two children — everything to fight for. i have

borisjohnson is at st thomas‘ hospital in london, where he was admitted on sunday.

our reporter helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospital in london.the time, the prime minister. yes, he is. we heard the news last night that the prime minister was moved out of the intensive care unit and onto award here at the hospital. it is the fifth night he spent at the hospital. he was in intensive care for three nights. a huge concern about the prime minister, who was brought here on sunday, not as an emergency but because his symptoms we re emergency but because his symptoms were persisting. he was here on monday, still working from his hospital bed. his condition got worse in the afternoon and that is where he was transferred into the intensive care unit as a precaution. doctors wanted him to be near a ventilator in case he needed it. we know he did not need to go on to a ventilator. the prime minister on award in hospital. the statement last night from hospital in downing street saying he would be closely monitored during the early phase of his recovery. important to note the word, early, in that statement and this probably is not going to

continued to show symptoms i'm sure not reason on sunday evening rob 8 pm he was taken to some thomas hospital which is not too far from where downing street is and where the houses of parliament are and he's been treated that now when he initially went there overnight he was told that the government was telling people the media briefing others and so on that the problem is that a constable night in hospital and things were sent to the ok but last night things took at for the worse it became clear that his condition would more serious than was being lets on as he had been moved to an intensive care unit now the prime minister just a few weeks ago was speaking about this crisis and really revealed something which in hindsight is quite shocking and might give an insight into what's taking place because he said he visits the hospital and on that visit where he was speaking to current 19 patients he was shaking hands with everyone in the hospital either i'm shaking hands can decide that i was at a hospital the other night where i think there are a few that are actually if you create a virus a pati

the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has thanked staff at st thomas' hospital in london, where herom the virus, but is expected to spend the coming weeks convalescing. the united states has overtaken italy for the highest number of deaths from pandemic in the world. —— of deaths from the pandemic in the world. nearly 20,000 americans have been killed so far. the governor of the worst affected state, new york, has said the death rate there is stabilising, but at a horrific level.

he was admitted to st thomas‘ hospital in london for some tests after doctors said his symptoms wereersisting. on social media beforehand the prime minister said said that he was in good spirits. president trump hasjoined political leaders in the uk and around the world in wishing borisjohnson a speedy recovery. mr trump said the prime minister was "strong, resolute, doesn't quit and doesn't give up." he added that americans are "all praying for his recovery." australia's high court has upheld cardinal pell‘s appeal over his conviction for sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s. cardinal pell was jailed for six years with a non—parole period of three years and eight months. he will be freed from prison later in the day. it's now a fortnight since boris johnson announced the coronavirus lockdown here in the uk, and there are some signs that the rate of infection could be starting to go down. while the number of people dying in hospital from the effects of the virus has been doubling every few days, the figures for confirmed cases and hospitalisations are coming down. so, is th

in the video posted by number ten, mrjohnson reflected on his time at st thomas‘ hospital in london.s hit hard by the coronavirus after being diagnosed at the end of march. he isolated himself in downing street and continued to work but struggled to overcome his symptoms. he spent three nights in intensive care and today wanted to thank two people above all. i hope they won't mind if i mention, in particular, two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. they'rejenny from new zealand — invercargill on the south island, to be exact. and luis from portugal, near porto. and the reason, in the end, my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night they were watching, and they were thinking, and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. the prime minister's pregnant partner, carrie symonds, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week," and said her heart went out to everyone worried sick about their loved ones. downing street's other inhabitants wait for borisjohnson to get back, but his full return

well boris johnson was brought to sing thomas's hospital on sunday night because he had persistent symptoms of coronavirus such as a high fever and a continuous cuff he has downing street made sure to say this was just a precautionary measure and that he would say would receive some routine testing there and apparently this afternoon downing street said that his condition worsened and that he has now been moved to intensive care before that boris johnson was. after testing positive for approximately 10 days in downing street and we last saw him last thursday he made sure to be sent out video updates out of his. isolation but we last saw him on thursday when he was clapping for the national health service and shortly came out in front of his apartment in downing street and he looked. very sick there and we we imagine that he would receive some kind of ventilation and oxygen support now in the hospital we also know he is 55 and he was in good health condition before this before he contracted the virus but it just goes to show that corona virus doesn't discriminate and these 2 since he was tes

he was admitted to st thomas' hospital last week showing signs of coronavirus.d have coronavirus and was taken into intensive care on monday nights, taking out on thursday nights. we heard on thursday he was continuing to improve, taking short walks in between breaks, so he is still in st thomas' hospital, as we understand. i germany think will get as many updates now his condition is improving, but as i understand, if he is still in hospital and dominic raab are still deputising for him. some breaking news from iran on infections. total number of people infected with the new coronavirus here, 17,029. that is coming from health officials. sorry, i wasjust about to say that i didn't have a figure on debts, but unfortunately, i do. the death toll spikes to 4357 in arana, 125 i do. the death toll spikes to 4357 in arana,125 new i do. the death toll spikes to 4357 in arana, 125 new deaths are. i do. the death toll spikes to 4357 in arana,125 new deaths are. —— in iran. more on that later, but now turning to new figures coming in from spain. the figures show that 510

the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has thanked staff at st thomas‘ hospital in london, where hes being treated for coronavirus, for saving his life. he is recovering from the virus, but is expected to spend the coming weeks convalescing. the united states has overtaken italy for the highest number of deaths from pandemic in the world. nearly 20,000 americans have been killed so far. the governor of the worst affected state, new york, has said the death rate there is stabilising, but at a horrific level. now on bbc news, our world follows two north koreans as they gain fame in front of the camera capitalising on their defector status, yet struggle to move on from their past. there are 30,000 north korean defectors currently living in south korea. most have fled the brutal regime of kimjong—un in the hope of a better life. but many feel isolated in south korea. now, some north koreans have found success in turning their defector status into a career. but will south korea everfeel like home? yu hyun—joo has been living in south korea since 2004 when she fled the north. she is on he

charlotte rose, bbc news. 0ur reporter helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospital in london.e the prime minister is being cared for. that good news that he is out of intensive care. yes, good news for his family, of course, for his friends and colleagues that the prime minister, we learned last night, was moved out of the intensive care unit here at st thomas's hospital. he had spent three nights in intensive care. we know he was moved from the ward on monday and things actually turned quite quickly for the prime minister on monday. he was admitted here on sunday as a precaution. he did not come in as an emergency. 0n sunday as a precaution. he did not come in as an emergency. on monday, he was still getting his ministerial documents and working from his hospital bed, but then by the evening, his condition, we were told, worsened and he had to be transferred to the intensive care unit. we understand that because doctors felt it was needed that he had to be close to a ventilator in case he needed to be on one. it turned out that the prime minister did not need to go on a venti

street last night saying the prime minister had been moved a regular hospital ward at saint thomas's hospitalntral london. he is said to be having close monitoring and in an early phase of his recovery so clearly that is some encouraging signs. he is still, of course, in hospital. downing street yesterday we re hospital. downing street yesterday were making clear that he was not working despite reports of him being in good spirits, the foreign secretary is still in charge and we will hear from secretary is still in charge and we will hearfrom him secretary is still in charge and we will hear from him what we were hearing yesterday in the conference. he does have the authority needed to make any decisions necessary but for 110w make any decisions necessary but for now clearly his cabinet colleagues will be encouraged to hear that borisjohnson is will be encouraged to hear that boris johnson is now will be encouraged to hear that borisjohnson is now out of intensive care for the top now, robertjenrick and the front pages, because of his travel between his home and stitch truancy home and then t

thomas hospital. sh prime minister was taken there after severe coronavirus symptoms had increased. now, remember, johnson was admitted to the hospital on sunday for what downing street called routine tests. because his condition had not improved over a period of about ten days after he had tested positive. downing street is saying this "johnson remains conscious, was moved she in the icu as precaution in case a ventilator is needed." benjamin hall picks up the reporting now from london with more on this developing story. ben. >> this is moving very quickly, indeed. just three hours ago, there is a press conference in downing street in which dominic raab the foreign secretary said that boris johnson was doing well, he was just there for precautionary tests, and that he was still very much in charge of the country. so in the space of three hours we have seen apparently, his health deteriorated light rapidly. he is now moved into the icu. we are hearing reports from the british media that dominic raab, t