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FILE- In this file photo dated Monday, April 27, 2020, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson making a statement on his first day back at work in Downing Street, London, after recovering from a bout with the coronavirus that put him in intensive care. Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have announced she gave birth to a &quot;healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning” Wednesday April 29, 2020, and both mother and baby are doing well. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)

UK leader Boris Johnson, fiancee announce birth of baby boy

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement on his first day back at work in Downing Street, London, after recovering from a bout with the coronavirus that put him in intensive care, Monday, April 27, 2020. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus has impacted on nations around the globe, many imposing self isolation and exercising social distancing when people move from their homes. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Back at work, Boris Johnson urges patience over UK lockdown

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday March 22, 2020 file photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during his daily COVID 19 coronavirus press briefing to announce new measures to limit the spread of the virus, at Downing Street in London. The British prime minister's office says Boris Johnson will return to work Monday April 27, 2020, two weeks after he was discharged from a London hospital where he was treated for the new coronavirus. (Ian Vogler / Pool via AP, File)

Boris Johnson returns to face growing virus divisions in UK

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In an image made from video taken on April 22, 2020, New Zealand nurse Jenny McGee speaks about her efforts to help save coronavirus patient British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during an interview in London. McGee was one of two National Health Service nurses who were singled out for praise by the British Prime Minister after he was discharged from St. Thomas’ Hospital in London earlier this month. Johnson, 55, was the first world leader confirmed to have the virus. (TVNZ via AP)

Nurse Jenny from New Zealand recounts treating Boris Johnson

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In this handout photo issued by 10 Downing Street, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks from 10 Downing Street praising NHS staff in a video message, after he was discharged from hospital a week after being admitted with persistent coronavirus symptoms, in London, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP) ** FILE **

Boris Johnson, British PM, ‘fully recovering’ from COVID-19, expected to return soon

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by Luis Pitarma and taken in 2018, Nurse Luis Pitarma poses for a photo with his father Luis, left, mother Edite and sister Sonia Pitarma, right, in London. Luis Pitarma landed in the United Kingdom in 2014 after failing to find work in his native country, Portugal. Six years later, he has become Portugal's most famous nurse, after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked him for his care while treated for COVID-19 in hospital. (Luis Pitarma via AP)

‘Call me Boris’: Nurse’s father glad UK leader got good care

By HELENA ALVES and BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

In this handout photo issued by 10 Downing Street, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks from 10 Downing Street praising NHS staff in a video message, after he was discharged from hospital a week after being admitted with persistent coronavirus symptoms, in London, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP) ** FILE **

Boris Johnson, British PM, to wait for doctor’s OK before returning to work after coronavirus battle

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this handout photo issued by 10 Downing Street, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks from 10 Downing Street praising NHS staff in a video message, after he was discharged from hospital a week after being admitted with persistent coronavirus symptoms, in London, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP) ** FILE **

British PM’s praise for health service could boost its cause

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Three police officers at left and a security guard at right guard an entrance outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being treated for coronavirus, Friday, April 10, 2020. In a statement Thursday, a spokesman at 10 Downing Street said Johnson &quot;has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery.&quot; (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

UK virus deaths top 10,000 as leader Johnson leaves hospital

By PAN PYLAS and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 9, 2020 photo, Turkish police officers man a checkpoint to check people's ID due to measures against the spread of coronavirus in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey has charted its own course to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, with a more relaxed lockdown than its neighbours in Europe and the Middle East. Citing concerns about the economy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has so far resisted calls for more drastic measures to stem the contagion.(AP Photo/Burthan Ozbilici)

Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other

By DAVID CRARY and NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, arrives for a cabinet meeting at National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland, the city which was the first to back Brexit when results were announced after the 2016 referendum, in England, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (Paul Ellis/Pool photo via AP)

Boris Johnson lauds National Health Service workers: ‘I owe them my life’

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Illustration on the indispensable Boris Johnson by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson indispensable during COVID-19 crisis

By Lee Cohen

A drawing of a rainbow with the words &quot;we are in this together&quot; is displayed in one of the windows of 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, April 9, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care with the coronavirus but is improving and sitting up in bed, a senior government minister said Wednesday, as the U.K. recorded its biggest spike in COVID-19 deaths to date. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Boris Johnson moved out of intensive care unit; coronavirus symptoms improving

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Britain's Chancellor Rishi Sunak, left, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive for a press briefing about the ongoing situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, inside 10 Downing Street in London. With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized and in intensive care Wednesday April 8, 2020, after contracting the new coronavirus, Sunak is among key players in Johnson's Cabinet who will be directing Britain's response to the highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus, while their leader is being treated. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

British PM Boris Johnson remains in stable condition in ICU

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Police officers stand outside St Thomas' Hospital in the background in central London, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care as his coronavirus symptoms persist, Wednesday April 8, 2020. Johnson has spent his second night in hospital intensive care. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus has impacted on nations around the globe, many imposing self isolation and exercising social distancing when people move from their homes. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

UK’s Johnson in ICU with coronavirus, condition improving

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020, file photo Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Ministers Questions, in London. Johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital on Monday, April 6, 2020, after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Johnson’s office says Johnson is conscious and does not require ventilation at the moment. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

U.K.’s Boris Johnson spends night in ICU; not on ventilator

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 2, 2020, handout photo provided by 10 Downing Street, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson claps outside 11 Downing Street to salute local heroes during Thursday's nationwide Clap for Carers NHS initiative to applaud workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, in London. (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP, File)

Boris Johnson, British P.M., in stable condition after being moved to ICU; no ventilator needed

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

A man reads a newspaper with the headline: 'PM in intensive care', outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care fighting the coronavirus in London, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in central London on Sunday after his coronavirus symptoms persisted for 10 days. Having been in hospital for tests and observation, his doctors advised that he be admitted to intensive care on Monday evening. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

With prime minister in ICU, Britain asks: Who’s in charge?

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, March 28, 2020 handout photo provided by Number 10 Downing Street, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs the morning Covid-19 Meeting remotely after self isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus, at 10 Downing Street, London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson’s office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus. (Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street via AP, File)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump pose during a group photo during a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Peter Nicholls, Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Boris Johnson in intensive care with COVID-19

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times