UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved into an intensive-care unit after his condition deteriorated on Monday. Johnson was admitted to the hospital on Sunday for "persistent coronavirus symptoms," then put in intensive care at around 7 p.m. local time on Monday evening, his spokesman said.
While 80% of COVID-19 cases are considered mild (meaning patients do not require hospitalization), severe cases can involve pneumonialike symptoms and respiratory failure. In an intensive care unit (ICU), some patients are placed on a ventilator that enables them to breathe. Johnson's spokesman said the 55-year-old prime minister is not on a ventilator, and said claims suggesting he was were "disinformation."
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