LONDON, April 19 — The British government insisted today that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “on top of things” as he recovers from the coronavirus facing criticism of his early handling of the crisis. The Conservative leader spent three days in intensive care after contracting the virus,...
The British government insists the prime minister was taking charge during the outbreak. — Reuters pic
Britain’s official death toll from the virus now stands at 16,060 after 596 more deaths were reported today, and the country has been under lockdown since March 23, with the government extending it until at least the end of the month. Johnson “is absolutely on top of things” and issuing instructions, Gove told Sky News. “The prime minister is recovering well, he is in cheerful spirits.”newspaper report said Johnson had missed five of the government’s emergency response meetings in January and February.
“The idea that the prime minister ‘skipped’ meetings, I think, is grotesque, there are meetings across government, some chaired by the health secretary, some chaired by other ministers,” he said.
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