Boris Johnson, who has tested positive for coronavirus, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of St Thomas’ Hospital in London on Monday night, after his symptoms worsened. According to Number 10 officials on Monday, Boris remains conscious and was moved to the ward as a precaution in case he requires ventilation. The Times reports today that he has not been intubated and only needed four litres of oxygen – the normal threshold for intensive care is 15 litres.
Below are the cabinet members and senior government figures who have also been impacted by the virus so far:
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister
Tested positive for coronavirus – currently in hospital
Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Tested positive for coronavirus – has recovered and is now back at work
Dominic Cummings, Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister
Has shown symptoms so is self-isolating
Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer
Had shown symptoms and self-isolated – has now returned to work
Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Adviser
Not tested – has not shown symptoms
Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Not known if tested
Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Tested twice for coronavirus – both tests came back negative
Is currently Boris Johnson’s de facto deputy
Priti Patel, Secretary of State for the Home Department
Not known if tested
Michael Gove, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Is currently self-isolating after a family member showed symptoms
Robert Buckland QC, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Not known if tested
Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence
Had symptoms of coronavirus and self-isolated for seven days – has now recovered
Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Not known if tested
Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade
Not known if tested
Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Not known if tested
Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education
Not known if tested
George Eustice, Secretary of...
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