Downing Street slaps down Russian fake news claims Boris Johnson is on a ventilator
DOWNING Street have slapped down Russian fake news after the country's state media claimed Boris Johnson is on a ventilator.
The Prime Minister was admitted to a London hospital on Sunday evening - 10 days after testing positive for the virus - and stayed the night there.
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A report by RIA Novosti then claimed the PM was on “artificial lung ventilation", and had been rushed to hospital.
Part of Vladimir Putin’s state run media, the report has now been slapped down by No 10.
The PM’s spokesman said: “That is disinformation.
“Our specialist Government units have seen a rise in false and misleading narratives since the coronavirus pandemic began.
No10 stressed it was not an emergency trip and was a planned visit on advice from his doctor.
The admission was a “precautionary step” as he continued to have “persistent symptoms”, thought to be a high temperature.
The move comes after aides became increasingly worried about his health as Mr Johnson continued to show symptoms more than a week after he tested positive.
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