Man removed from outside Boris Johnson's hospital 'after claiming Lucozade might help prevent Covid-19'

A man has been escorted away from outside the hospital where Boris Johnson is being treated after allegedly touting an unorthodox coronavirus remedy.

The man, pictured outside St Thomas's in central London, claimed “gargling Lucozade may be a partial solution to preventing the virus,” onlookers reported.

Officers spoke to him for several minutes before leading him away in handcuffs.

The Standard has contacted Met Police for comment.

The Prime Minister is now into his fifth day of treatment at the hospital, after he was admitted on Sunday night owing to "persistent" Covid-19 symptoms.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak told Wednesday's Downing Street press conference that Mr Johnson's condition is “improving” and he is now “sitting up in bed.”

Mr Sunak said the PM has been “engaging positively” with the medics treating him in St Thomas’s intensive care unit, where he was moved on Monday.

Downing Street later confirmed Mr Johnson is making “steady progress”.

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