Trump says 'Americans are praying for' Boris Johnson after PM moved to intensive care over coronavirus
Donald Trump has said that Americans "are praying" for Boris Johnson after the British prime minister was moved to an intensive care ward after his Covid-19 symptoms worsened.
Appearing at his daily White House briefing on the coronavirus, the president said: "I also want to send my best wishes to a very good friend of mine and a friend to our nation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
"We're very saddened to hear that he was taken into intensive care this afternoon, a little while ago.
"And Americans are all praying for his recovery. He's been a really good friend, he's been really something very special: strong, resolute, doesn't quit, doesn't give up."
He called Mr Johnson a "warm guy" who "really loves his country".
Asked if he or vice president Mike Pence would reconsider their own behaviour in light of the prime minister's worsening illness, he said they might get more coronavirus tests. Both have tested negative in previous tests.
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