Coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s return to work ‘a boost for the country’

Boris Johnson’s return to work on Monday after more than three weeks out of action will be a ‘boost for the country’, his deputy has said.

The PM has arrived in Downing Street to resume full-time duties after a fortnight recovering from coronavirus.

He will chair the morning meeting of the government’s coronavirus “war cabinet” on Monday.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who has been standing in for him during his absence, said he was “raring to go”.

The PM spent a week in hospital, including three nights in intensive care, after being admitted on 5 April.

During his hospitalisation, he received regular oxygen treatment to help his breathing.

After he was discharged on 12 April, Mr Johnson suggested his condition “could have gone either way” and praised the staff at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London who looked after him.

He has not been doing any official government work during his convalescence at Chequers, on medical advice.