London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the road to recovery at a London hospital ward, taking short walks and watching films after he tested positive for the coronavirus, Downing Street said.
Meanwhile, it also emerged that puzzles, sudoku and films are keeping the UK prime minister occupied while he remains under close monitoring by the medical staff at St. Thomas' Hospital in London.
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The prime minister has been able to do short walks, between periods of rest, as part of the care he is receiving to aid his recovery, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Friday evening.
He spoke to his doctors and thanked the whole clinical team for the incredible care he received. His thoughts are with those affected by this terrible disease, the spokesperson said, adding that only a single daily health update would now be provided from the hospital.
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The Sunday Times' quoted sources as saying that Johnson, 55, was making good progress and had been watching films in his hospital bed and doing sudoku. The films being named among his choices include the Lord of the Rings and British comedy Withnail and I.
Downing Street didn't confirm if Johnson had been allowed any visitors or seen Carrie Symonds, his pregnant fiance, but said that he had received many thousands of get-well cards.
There are boxes and boxes in his outer office. They are really lovely and come from people of all ages and all over the country. I think when he sees them he will be tremendously grateful for everyone's kind wishes, the source told the newspaper.
On Friday, the UK prime minister's father, Stanley Johnson, had urged his son to rest up as he expressed the family's relief over his recovery.
"This is pretty straightforward now. He must rest up. As I understand it, he moved from the ICU into a recovery unit but I don't think you can say this is out of the woods now," he said.
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