Boris Johnson back in Downing Street, ready to return to work Monday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to Downing Street in London late on Sunday, following his recovery from Covid-19, a government spokesperson confirmed to dpa.

Johnson is now set to resume work at the official London residence of the premier on Monday, according to the spokesperson.

He had been recuperating at Chequers, the prime minister’s residence outside London, after being released from hospital on April 12.

Johnson spent a week being treated for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, including three nights in intensive care after his condition dramatically deteriorated.

Johnson is understood to have conducted a three-hour meeting on Friday ahead of his return with senior cabinet members including Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who has been filling in for him, Britain’s Press Association news agency reported.

Sky News on Saturday quoted a government source as saying Johnson was “raring to go” ahead of his return to Downing Street on Monday.

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Johnson’s return to work comes at a crucial time, as pressure mounts on the government to ease coronavirus lockdown measures.

Johnson’s government has been criticized for what some say was a delayed and ambivalent response to the spread of the disease, which has spread worldwide since first being reported in China late last year. (dpa)