Boris Johnson admitted to hospital

I wish anybody well who has contracted COVID 19 .

Boris Johnson has obviously been at the forefront of the emergency the UK finds itself in and will have had no choice but to do his duty alongside many others.

He has shown signs of being extremely unwell but has tried to soldier on but there comes a time when he has to put his health first to be able to return to duty and I hope he recovers soon at this worrying time and he can get back to No 10 to see us through this nightmare.

Like others on here, I have thought he looked unwell for a while, even before it was announced that he actually had Coronavirus. I also heard that most people get over it in five to seven days, but of those who don’t and proceed into the second stage, then it becomes more serious.
Apparently Carrie has it too, she’s self isolating at Chequers I think. I hope she gets well and all goes well with her pregnancy. It must very worrying for her and Boris.
I really hope he gets well soon.

Why would anybody wish another human being gets COVID 19.

Amazing, shocking.

I agree POGS, I couldn't wish coronavirus on anyone. I think Johnson was reckless in his lack of distancing, but I hope he recovers. He will get the very best treatment available.

Who’s wishing COVID-19 on anyone? I just said I don’t wish DT well, and I don’t, he’s a danger to the world. His behaviour is costing many lives in the States and if he continues to mishandle it, he’s not just endangering the States but the rest of us.

suziewoozie your comment certainly suggests that if DT catches coronavirus you will not wish him well and to recover. Therefore you'd wish him to succumb. I despise everything the man stands for, but stop short at wishing him or indeed anyone, not well.

The two posters, who have made negative comments, have certainly revealed their true character, and it's very unpleasant. I'm glad I don't know them in real life.

Well, that is pretty unpleasant too quizqueen.

I agree quizqueen and Eloethan unnecessary.

I don't wish Boris ill but I don't agree with those here who think he's been doing a great job.
I do hope he recovers.

Guess he's just taking it on the chin then! Not a fan and agree he's certainly not been doing a great job but I'd wish him well to be around for his expected baby .

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The scary thing about this virus is that once contracted you cannot tell how you will end up. It is quite extraordinary. You have Hancock on one hand who appears to have been barely touched and up working again before (it seems) the required isolation days were completed, and Whitty (where is Whitty?) and then Johnson whom the virus has hit like a hammer.

I wish him well, as I do everyone who is unlucky enough to contract this disease. His age is with him as is his underlying health, so I expect he will make a complete recovery.

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I hope BJ gets through this this. Poor man, he has been leading from the front without much of a break. It shocked me when I heard this last night. He has been doing a marvellous job for us

I’ve thought for a few days that Boris is not recovering as quickly as some because nothing much has been said about him. I commented to DH that we aren’t hearing how he’s doing. And yes, he looked really whacked in his appearance on Friday.

Get well soon Boris.

He should have been allowed to rest properly. How are you supposed to recover from a ( potentially) serious illness whilst still carrying out the most stressful of jobs?

I intensely dislike BJs politics and behaviour, and his arrogant nonchalant attitude.
As a human being, I wish him well and hope for a speedy recovery the same as anyone else suffering. I hope he learns from this experience that the U.K. should properly fund the NHS and pay nurses and others much more, and not sell off bits of it to his wealthy mates to make money out of.

It is ridiculous saying that he is still running the government. He has an absolute duty to do everything he can to recover as the PM of the U.K.

To do so he needs complete rest. He needs telling, that no one on this earth is indispensable. Just shut up, rest and get well.

Meanwhile we now have the thought that Dominic (fire and brimstone) Raab will temporarily take the lead. Heaven help us.

vegansrock, so easy to talk, Get out there and do your bit to run the country, no I thought not!! all too easy to criticise while sofa surfing

Stress must have played its part in Boris's illness as well. We shouldn't under estimate the effects of this on all of us. I hope he recovers soon. I agree with craftyone about those who criticise.

I hope he recovers soon, we need the PM ( whoever it is) to be seen to be at ‘the helm’ at a time of a national emergency.
However, in the interim, there are others to make decisions, and important decisions are usually made by several people.
Since BJ is only in his mid fifties it shows the population that it isn’t only ‘oldies’ who are badly affected by this virus.
Get well soon Boris!

The last thing we need is for something to happen to Johnson.

We have enough on our hands without a government in crises.

I would think that he is pretty ill (pneumonia?) to have been admitted, but on the other hand he will have been getting the best treatment so hopefully it is just to assess his condition because he’s had it for long enough.

I feel that the most concerning part of this is the time he was taken to hospital which was 8 pm in the evening. That would seem to indicate that perhaps he was displaying a deteriorating condition at that time.
If the admission was for planned tests then surely that would have been carried out earlier in the day.

However, should it be that Boris is released this morning then that would allow everyone to conclude that indeed they were planned regular tests.

That started, in league with the vast majority of others in this country, I am sure, we are all wishing Boris well in a speedy recovery.

I was amazed how poorly he looked on Thursday evening when he came to the door of No 10 for the clapping of NHS staff it looked as though he was really struggling to stand up.I hope he gets better soon.