https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...are-as-covid-19-symptoms-worsen-idUSKBN21O0DQ
He's 55, seemingly no existing health issues other than being overweight, which seems to be a significant risk factor.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ssion-puts-new-focus-on-boris-johnsons-health
If Johnson dies or is unable to continue as Prime Minister, then this is very significant news. So far I've seen a few conspiracy theories suggesting that this was the reason for the Queen's speech yesterday.APRIL 5, 2020 / 10:34 PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit on Monday after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, but his Downing Street office said he was still conscious.
Britain has no formal succession plan should the prime minister become incapacitated, but Johnson, 55, asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him.
Johnson was admitted to hospital on Sunday night and had been undergoing tests after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms, including a high temperature, for more than 10 days.
He's 55, seemingly no existing health issues other than being overweight, which seems to be a significant risk factor.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ssion-puts-new-focus-on-boris-johnsons-health
While Johnson is not known to have any underlying health conditions, he has been open about his struggle with obesity – a known risk factor for coronavirus.
According to a report published last week, more than 70% of patients placed in intensive care after being infected with Covid-19 were overweight, obese or severely obese on the body mass index scale.
In December 2018, when Johnson was foreign secretary, he said in the Spectator that he weighed 16 and a half stone, which at 5ft 9in would have put him in the obese category. Johnson has lost weight since then, but it has fluctuated significantly throughout his political career.