PIERS Morgan has denied he is sick with the coronavirus after coughing through the first 10 minutes of Good Morning Britain today.
The presenter had asked viewers to rally behind sick Boris Johnson – but worried them when he persistently coughed live on air.
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One viewer tweeted the show and said: “Piers Morgan looks ill”
Another wrote on Twitter: “Morning guys. Is @piersmorgan okay? His eyes are red and he seems to have a cough of some kind.#StaySafe.”
And one more said: “I think Piers has got Corvid19 he has coughed about 10 times so far”
During the advert break Piers addressed their concerns and denied that he had fallen ill.
After a fan had tweeted him: “Are you feeling well, you’ve been coughing a bit this morning! Stay safe and keep yourself protected. Love GMB.”
Piers responded: “All good thanks Elizabeth, just clearing my throat after a fairly sleepless night.”
Boris, who was admitted to hospital on Sunday, was transferred to intensive care last night as his coronavirus symptoms dramatically worsened.
And Piers told viewers today: “It was an extraordinary night last night. There must have been complete panic in Downing Street.
“Everyone has got to rally behind him now, no matter what you think about him he is fighting for his life, on a human level everyone has got to rally behind him.
“They would’t have given him one of those beds unless it was serious, that in itself is alarming.”
Piers later slammed trolls who have mocked the sick prime minister on Twitter.
He said: “I just want to say also to those people on social media who can’t find it in themselves to be positive for the prime minister, if you are of that mindset just shut up. Nobody wants to hear trolling against Boris Johnson.”
After Piers urged Brits to rally behind Boris viewers spotted that he had been coughing throughout the first 10 minutes of the show.
It it understood the PM was in good spirits but yesterday began to struggle to breathe and needed oxygen.
Doctors watching Boris Johnson closely in hospital became alarmed at his deterioration on Monday afternoon.
He is not yet on a ventilator but is using an oxygen mask.
His fiancée Carrie Symonds is facing the agony of being unable to be at his side as he battles coronavirus.
Symonds, currently six months’ pregnant, is herself recovering after experiencing symptoms of the virus, and is now reported to have left Downing Street to isolate elsewhere.
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Worried Brits have urged Boris Johnson to get well soon.
Thousands have tweeted their support using the hashtag #PrayForBoris as the PM battles the deadly bug in St Thomas’ Hospital, South London.
Taking to Twitter to show his support, one user, Dillon Hughes-Moretti wrote: “Hang in there Boris. Your friends, family, colleagues and your country desperately needs you.”
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