British PM condition deteriorates, moves to intensive care

London

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support for serious Covid-19 complications while his foreign minister took over the helm of government as the outbreak accelerated.

The upheaval of Mr Johnson's personal battle with the virus has shaken the government just as the United Kingdom enters what scientists say will be the most deadly phase of the pandemic, which has killed 5,373 people in Britain and 70,000 worldwide.