Yahoo News How the newspaper front pages reacted to Boris Johnson in intensive care
The news that Boris Johnson was transferred to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened dominates today’s newspapers’ front pages.
The prime minister was moved to an ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm on Monday in case he needs a ventilator.
He received numerous messages from politicians around the world, while there was also support for his pregnant fiancée, Carrie Symonds, herself recovering from coronavirus symptoms.
The Daily Mail reported that Johnson was moved to intensive care because he was having difficulties breathing.
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The Times reported that Johnson was given four litres of oxygen to help him breathe, below the normal intensive care threshold of 15 litres.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Symonds has been unable to visit him since he was first admitted to hospital on Sunday evening.
The Guardian reported that a bed had been being prepared for the prime minister at the hospital since last Thursday.
It said he spent Sunday night in an empty wing of the hospital which is usually reserved for elective procedures.
According to the Daily Mirror, there are fears that the prime minister may have contracted pneumonia.
