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LONDON - PM

Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care and back on to a hospital ward, Downing Street has said.
The prime minister will be closely monitored by doctors at St Thomas’ Hospital in London in the early stages of his recovery from coronavirus but he is said to be in “extremely good spirits”.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-coronavirus-intensive-care-symptoms-update-icu-latest-a9458536.html

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AFRICA

Coronavirus: Gorillas and orangutans on lockdown to avoid catching Covid-19 from humans

Countries home to gorillas including Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have all temporarily suspended gorilla tourism and severely restricted access to the parks, according to the organisation Gorilla Doctors, which provides veterinary care in these countries.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/coronavirus-gorillas-orangutans-lockdown-africa-indonesia-covid-19-a9459076.html

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Boris’ “world class care” wasn’t all that good when he wasn’t immediately placed in a private hospital room instead of being sent home until it got bad.

Heard on the news this AM his father says he will not be able to go back to work for quite some time. So, he’s nowhere near out of the woods, yet.