Nurses join #prayforBoris support as country urges PM to get well soon
NURSES have joined Brits in urging Boris Johnson to get well soon after he was rushed to intensive care with coronavirus.
NHS workers have shown their support for the PM with messages on social media and pictures holding up "get well" signs on wards.
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Meanwhile, dozens of Twitter users have urged the nation to salute the PM with a 'Clap for Boris' at 8pm tonight.
It will follow the nationwide 'Clap for Carers' tributes which have seen thousands of people honour NHS workers on their doorsteps over the last two weeks.
'RIGHT BEHIND YOU BORIS'
Tory supporter Darcy Iveson-Berkley shared a photo on Twitter of medics holding up placards to Mr Johnson.
He wrote: "Get well wishes from George Eliot hospital Nuneaton. How lovely is this! Everyone’s right behind you Boris."
Meanwhile thousands of Brits have tweeted their support using the hashtag #PrayForBoris as Mr Johnson battles the deadly bug in St Thomas' Hospital, South London.
Taking to Twitter to show his support last night, one user, Dillon Hughes-Moretti wrote: "Hang in there Boris. Your friends, family, colleagues and your country desperately needs you."
Mr Johnson, now - more than ever in your lifetime - your country needs you.
Tom Edwards
Another, Tom Edwards wrote: "Mr Johnson, now - more than ever in your lifetime - your country needs you.
"Come on, old boy. You've got this."
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The PM, who was admitted to hospital on Sunday, was transferred to intensive care last night as his coronavirus symptoms dramatically worsened.
Doctors watching him closely in hospital became alarmed at his deterioration yesterday afternoon after he began to struggle to breathe and needed oxygen.
This afternoon it was confirmed that he is receiving standard oxygen treatment and is breathing without other assistance.
The PM is not said to have pneumonia and does not require ventilation.
His condition was stable overnight and he is said to be in good spirits.
News about the PM comes as Britain's death toll from coronavirus has soared to 5,418 with 51,608 Brits contracting the disease.
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