By Canadian Press

Boris Johnson will ‘fight’ COVID-19 and has what it takes to recover: envoy

Apr 7, 2020 | 2:41 PM

OTTAWA — Britain’s envoy to Canada says Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a fighter who has what it takes to recover from his COVID-19 affliction.

High Commissioner Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque tells The Canadian Press that the fact Johnson is breathing without a ventilator is a good sign.

She is reiterating what Johnson’s “temporary” replacement, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, has said today: that the 55-year-old prime minister is in good spirits.

Johnson was in intensive care in a British hospital and has become the first major world leader to be hit that hard by the novel coronavirus.

Le Jeune d’Allegeershecque says Canada is co-operating closely with Britain on the crisis and the two countries are speaking with one voice against any country that espouses protectionism.

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That has includes taking the U.S. to task in the wake of reports of critical medical supplies not being shared, she says.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on April 7, 2020

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