(Boris Johnson taken to ICU)

[nitpicker]

Source: Bloomberg radio

looking for web source
found The Guardian


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/06/coronavirus-live-news-boris-johnson-admitted-to-hospital-as-trump-again-touts-hydroxychloroquine

[brokephibroke]

1. Not a fan, but this is terrible news

I hope he makes it.

[hlthe2b]

8. Yup... This is indeed terrible.

[Jamastiene]

2. If only America could be so lucky. n/t

[Talitha]

39. My thoughts exactly.

[BayAreaAtLast]

41. I've been thinking that all day.

The universe is out of kilter and has been taking out the wrong people. I don't like Boris, but wish him well. Drumpf, on the other hand...

[nitpicker]

3. From The Guardian

UK prime minister placed in intensive care

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/06/coronavirus-live-news-boris-johnson-admitted-to-hospital-as-trump-again-touts-hydroxychloroquine

The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, has been moved to an intensive care unit after his condition worsened, Downing Street has said. A No 10 spokesman said:



Since Sunday evening, the prime minister has been under the care of doctors at St Thomas’ Hospital, in London, after being admitted with persistent symptoms of coronavirus.

Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the intensive care unit at the hospital.

The PM has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is the First Secretary of State, to deputise for him where necessary.

The PM is receiving excellent care, and thanks all NHS staff for their hard work and dedication.
(snip)

[Miguelito Loveless]

25. Would this be the same NHS that BoJo and the Tories set out to destroy?

Have denied pay raises?

Lied about getting £350 million more during Brexit?

Lied about building 40 more hospitals?

[nitpicker]

4. Add-on from The Guardian

34s ago
20:19



It is understood Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit just short of an hour and a half ago.

The decision was made by his medical team after his condition worsened over the course of Monday. The prime minister is understood to be conscious and to have been moved as a precaution in case he needs ventilation.

[Bayard]

5. That doesn't sound good

[BumRushDaShow]

6. CNN just had a breaking

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care

From CNN's Hilary McGann

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital, in London, 10 Downing Street said.

"Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the Prime Minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital," a spokesperson said in a statement.

Johnson was admitted to the London hospital last night with persistent symptoms of coronavirus, 10 days after first being diagnosed.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-04-06-20/h_853a98171c90f4b79a0d1f11a42f7525

[IronLionZion]

7. Wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy regardless of politics

[Lucky Luciano]

9. Even our fuckface in chief?

[Turin_C3PO]

12. Trump and McConnell

are the two people I’d have a hard time caring about if they died. Maybe that makes me a bad person but it is what it is.

[Jamastiene]

16. When they are jerks who tempt fate

and endanger others with their outright lies, I have a hard time caring too. If you are bad for that, so am I.

[IronLionZion]

24. I want these corrupt criminals to die penniless in prison

not from a virus where they might garner sympathy from certain people.

[NYC Liberal]

33. No. If only because this killing the president would probably lead to

the Pence and GOP trying to institute some form of martial law.

[totodeinhere]

10. This is so scary. As far as I know he had no underlying conditions.

And he is only 55 years old. If this can happen to him it can happen to anybody. I wish him a quick recovery although I disagree with his politics

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. He's borderline overweight BMI 25 by crude calculation: 5 ft 9 in, 171 lb. To my eye he looks heavy.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. Heavy, but he seemed to do a fair amount of exercise before he was PM

Sometimes pictured jogging, and often on a bike. I wouldn't think he was at major risk. But this is worrying - you don't want the PM dying, whatever party they're from.

[Polybius]

27. I'm 5'10 and 175

Boris is way heavier than me. I have a 34" waist. I can't imagine how he could possibly be 5'9 and 171.

[totodeinhere]

29. Thanks, but that's not very reassuring since I'm a bit on the heavy side myself. As are

millions of others.

[Coventina]

11. Lest we forget: Boris Johnson was not always considered a bad guy here at DU

because he was an ardent critic of George W. Bush and the Iraq War.


I admit, I was one of those who praised him.

But, once he became a mini-me of Trump, of course, I quickly changed my opinion of him.
I didn't realize his criticism of Bush didn't equal good values about other things.

I just thought DU should be reminded that he wasn't always a bad guy around here.

[rurallib]

13. Well at least his country has universal health care

[Ghost Dog]

42. More universal for some than for others. Nt

[Paladin]

14. I hope this doesn't set trump off.

I've got a bad feeling it might make things worse for us.

[a la izquierda]

15. The alternative is pretty bad.

My partner hates Raab...and my partner is a Tory (I know, it’s complicated).

[Demonaut]

18. get well Boris!, my sister voted for you

[OneCrazyDiamond]

19. Give him Chloroquine

Dr. Trump says its the bees knees.

[Stallion]

44. What Has He got to Lose?

[yaesu]

20. I hope he survives this and LEARNS from this that being humane is good, fascist, not so good. nt

[cstanleytech]

22. You probably have better odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot than

seeing Boris doing any of that.

[Miguelito Loveless]

31. Yeah, that's not going to happen

Only in a Dickens story.

[GoneOffShore]

21. I wish him well.

No snark, no funnies, just good wishes.

[bronxiteforever]

28. +1

[iluvtennis]

23. From BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52192604

A spokesman said he was moved on the advice of his medical team and is receiving "excellent care".

Mr Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise "where necessary", the spokesman added.

The prime minister, 55, was admitted to hospital in London with "persistent symptoms" on Sunday evening.

A No 10 statement read: "The prime minister has been under the care of doctors at St Thomas' Hospital, in London, after being admitted with persistent symptoms of coronavirus.

"Over the course of [Monday] afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the intensive care unit at the hospital."

It continued: "The PM is receiving excellent care, and thanks all NHS staff for their hard work and dedication."

Mr Raab said there was an "incredibly strong team spirit" behind the prime minister.

He added he and his colleagues were making sure they implemented plans Mr Johnson had instructed them to deliver "as soon as possible".

"That's the way we'll bring the whole country through the coronavirus challenge," he said.

continued at link

[yaesu]

32. I hope he remembers how socialized medicine saved his life. nt

[GoneOffShore]

36. Fucking Raab.

[a la izquierda]

40. He seriously sucks.

I’m moving to the U.K. in December and I’d much prefer Johnson...which is terrifying.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

37. Well, if he's talking, he's not intubated, so that's good. nt

[SunSeeker]

30. His pregnant wife must be horrified. 50% of Covid-19 patients who go into ICU die.

Other than his obesity, he has no underlying health conditions and is only 55, so he has a decent chance to be among the 50% who leave without a toe tag.

[Mr. Ected]

34. If he takes a turn for the worse, you know how the GOPPERs will play this

They'll rail on the NHS and socialized medicine and say that's what failed PM Johnson.

[SunSeeker]

35. Half of Covid-19 patients in ICU in the USA die, like in the UK.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2004500

[The King of Prussia]

38. Thoughts & prayers

Innit

[backscatter712]

43. Man touches hot stove and gets burned. News at 11.