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April 6, 2020 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred to ICU tonight after his condition worsened following coronavirus hospitalization. This was reported by Downing Street, specifying that Foreign Minister Dominic Raab takes over to replace him. "Since Sunday evening - the Prime Minister reads in a note released tonight from Downing Street - the Prime Minister was taken into care by the doctors of St Thomas Hospital, in London, after being hospitalized for persistent symptoms of coronavirus. During the afternoon the The Prime Minister's condition worsened and, on the recommendation of his medical team, he was transferred to the hospital's intensive care unit. " "The Prime Minister - Downing Street reports - asked the Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab, who is First Secretary of State, to replace him as necessary. The Prime Minister is receiving excellent care and thanks all the staff of the NHS (the British National Health Service) for his work and dedication. "

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During the night, some Italian and international agencies (Agi and Novosti) reported that the use of the pulmonary ventilator would have been necessary for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, hospitalized. Teletext and Rainews24 also gave account of the launches of the agencies during the night. Just as they later accounted for the denial of the British government. The collection of all the "last minute" news of Teletext, always available on the Rainews24 portal, contained both the first news and the subsequent denial, being able to give the impression, read separately, of a lack of correction on our part. It is a procedure that can give rise to misunderstandings and for this reason we have already proceeded to modify it, apologizing to users for possible misunderstandings.