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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)

Donald Trump: Americans praying for Boris Johnson

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, March 9, 2020 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives to attend the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London. In a rare address to the nation taking place Sunday, April 5, Queen Elizabeth II plans to exhort Britons to rise to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic. The queen will be drawing on wisdom from her decades as Britain’s head of state to urge discipline and resolve in a time of crisis. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

Queen delivers message of hope to UK amid virus outbreak

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

In this image taken from video of the TWITTER/@BorisJohnson, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks from self isolation which he has been in since contracting coronavirus, Friday April 3, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnsons office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus. (TWITTER/@BorisJohnson via AP)

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over coronavirus issues

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A view of Britain's Prince Charles projected on a screen as he delivers a video message from his residence in Scotland, during opening of the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel centre in London, Friday April 3, 2020. The ExCel centre has been converted into a 4000 bed temporary hospital NHS Nightingale amid the growing coronavirus outbreak. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

Prince Charles opens new London hospital for coronavirus patients

By Pan Pylas and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

In this 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, Thursday, April 2, 2020. 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. (Pippa Fowles/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.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.(Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP)

Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, still in isolation due to coronavirus symptoms

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, file photo, Dominic Cummings, senior adviser to Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, stands in Downing Street in London. Dominic Cummings, is the latest senior government figure to show symptoms of the new coronavirus. Johnson's office said Monday, March 30, 2020, that Cummings developed symptoms over the weekend and is self-isolating at home. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s senior aide, self-isolates after displaying COVID-19 symptoms

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

A police officer chases a man who violated the lockdown downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 27, 2020. Police and army started patrolling moments after South Africa went into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days in an effort to mitigate the spread to the coronavirus. 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/Jerome Delay)

US eyes new outbreaks as infections worldwide top 590,000

By MATT SEDENSKY and KEVIN McGILL and DAVID RISING - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Ministers Questions, in London, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. British lawmakers will vote later Wednesday to shut down Parliament for 4 weeks, due to the coronavirus outbreak. 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/Matt Dunham)

British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus

By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Ministers Questions, in London, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Boris Johnson, British PM, tests positive for coronavirus

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A man wears a mask as he reads on a tube in London, Monday, March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK ramps up virus fight: no pubs, 12-week isolation for some

By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

British Lawmaker Priti Patel, the Home Secretary leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shook up his government on Thursday, firing and appointing ministers to key Cabinet posts. Johnson was aiming to tighten his grip on government after winning a big parliamentary majority in December's election. That victory allowed Johnson to take Britain out of the European Union in January. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

UK’s Johnson stands by colleague as bullying claims mount

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a laboratory at the Public Health England National Infection Service, after more than 10 new coronavirus patients were identified in England, in Colindale, north London, Sunday, March 1, 2020. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Mild now, wild later? UK prepares for severe virus spread

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shook up his government on Thursday, firing and appointing ministers to key Cabinet posts. Johnson was aiming to tighten his grip on government after winning a big parliamentary majority in December's election. That victory allowed Johnson to take Britain out of the European Union in January. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

EU-UK trade talks kick off amid threats and deadlines

By LORNE COOK and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE -In this Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds wave from the steps of number 10 Downing Street in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 he and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds are expecting a baby in the early summer and are planning to get married. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

British leader Boris Johnson, girlfriend expecting baby

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European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier talks to journalists outside the EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Barnier meets for talks with EU envoys on the mandate that member states will give him to secure a trade deal with the United Kingdom before the end of the year. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

EU approves tough negotiating mandate for UK trade talks

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

A man wades through flood water in the aftermath of Storm Dennis, in Upton-upon-Severn, England, Wednesday Feb. 19, 2020. Flood-hit communities are braced for further heavy rain as river levels continue to threaten to breach flood barriers, with some residential areas evacuated across Wales and western England. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

UK’s Johnson under fire for flood response as more rain due

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel meets students and staff working on 'carbon capture' at Imperial College London in South Kensington, London, Tuesday Feb. 18, 2020. Britain has announced a new post-Brexit “points-based immigration system” said Patel, that will assess prospective immigrants on a range of skills, qualifications, salaries or professions, starting next year. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

UK employers fear worker shortages in new immigration plan

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves at the media as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London. Johnson has come under pressure to dismiss adviser Andrew Sabisky, who wrote offensive comments about race and intelligence in 2014, it has been revealed Monday Feb. 17, 2020, while a Downing Street spokesman sought to distance the government from the views expressed by advisor Sabisky. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

UK PM Johnson and estranged wife reach financial settlement

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FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves at the media as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London. Johnson has come under pressure to dismiss adviser Andrew Sabisky, who wrote offensive comments about race and intelligence in 2014, it has been revealed Monday Feb. 17, 2020, while a Downing Street spokesman sought to distance the government from the views expressed by advisor Sabisky. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

UK govt adviser quits amid furor over comments on IQ, race

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his first Cabinet meeting after a reshuffle the day before, inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tightened his grip on the government Thursday with a Cabinet shake-up that triggered the unexpected resignation of his Treasury chief, the second-most powerful figure in the administration. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

Boris Johnson puts off U.S. visit to Trump until summer

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times