British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from
hospital on Sunday, a Downing Street spokesman said, a week after being
admitted for treatment for coronavirus and spending three days in intensive
care.
"The PM has been discharged from hospital to continue
his recovery, at Chequers," the spokesman said, referring to the prime
minister's country estate outside London.
"On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be
immediately returning to work."
Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital on Sunday
evening with a persistent high temperature and cough, and was rushed to
intensive care on Monday where he spent three nights receiving treatment.
Johnson was the first world leader to be hospitalised with
the coronavirus, forcing him to hand control of the world's fifth-largest
economy to foreign minister Dominic Raab just as Britain's outbreak approaches
its most deadly peak.
Raab tweeted that the improvement in Johnson's condition
was "the news we all wanted to hear". US President Donald Trump
described it as "great news".
Johnson's ongoing recovery prompted a small rise in the
value of sterling against the dollar.
However, the government statement did not give any details
on when Johnson may be able to resume leadership, and Raab - speaking before
the latest announcement - had stressed the importance of allowing the prime
minister to focus on recovery.
No further updates on Johnson's health were expected on
Thursday.
Raab is deputising for Johnson during the most stringent
shutdown in Britain's peacetime history.
Earlier he told a news conference it was too early to end
the lockdown because Britain had not reached the peak of the outbreak yet.
The UK death toll in hospitals from coronavirus now stands
at 7,978, a rise of 881 on the day but a smaller increase than the 938 seen in
Wednesday's data.
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