British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, announced the birth of a baby boy — just weeks after Johnson was treated in an intensive care unit for COVID-19.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, shown here in March, announced Wednesday that she gave birth to a"healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning" and both mother and baby are doing well.
Johnson and Symonds thanked the"fantastic NHS maternity team" for their work delivering the child at a London hospital. This is the second time this month Johnson has personally thanked England's National Health Service. The first was after he was treated in an intensive care unit for COVID-19. After a three-week absence, Johnson returned to work Monday and urged the nation to continue to adhere to the national lockdown, warning of the risk of another spike in coronavirus cases.
"This is the moment when we can press home our advantage," said Johnson, referring to a declining number of COVID-19 cases in hospitals."It is also the moment of maximum risk." The U.K. has confirmed more than 161,000 COVID-19 cases, with more than 21,000 deaths, according to data compiled byI’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven’t needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger and I’m on the mend.
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