DOWNING Street have slapped down Russian fake news after the country’s state media claimed Boris Johnson is on a ventilator. The Prime Minister was admitted to a London hospital on Sunday eve…
DOWNING Street have slapped down Russian fake news after the country's state media claimed Boris Johnson is on a ventilator.evening - 10 days after testing positive for the virus - and stayed the night there.One of Russia’s biggest news sites claimed the PM was on a ventilatorwas on “artificial lung ventilation", and had been rushed to hospital.The PM’s spokesman said: “That is disinformation.
“Our specialist Government units have seen a rise in false and misleading narratives since the coronavirus pandemic began.“We are working closely with social media companies to stem the spread of falsehoods and rumours.”Sputnik News website also claimed the PM was on a ventilatorThe story was spread across Russian sites
The news agency claimed it’s source was “close to the top of England’s national healthcare system”, but was not named.They said: "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has tested positive for COVID-19, will get artificial lung ventilation, a source close to the UK healthcare authorities told Sputnik.”
The fake news was also bashed by BBC Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford, who used to work in Moscow for the corporation.“Assuming this is untrue, it is a truly dreadful bit of misinformation.”today claimed the PM was given oxygen treatment after arriving at the hospital.The admission was a “precautionary step” as he continued to have “persistent symptoms”, thought to be a high temperature.as Mr Johnson continued to show symptoms more than a week after he tested positive.
Government aides said Boris had been “coughing and spluttering” on video conference calls over the past few days.BRITAIN’s four million NHS staff are on the frontline in the battle against coronavirus.The Sun has launched an appeal to raise £1MILLION for NHS workers.We have teamed up with NHS Charities Together in their urgent Covid-19 Appeal to ensure the money gets to exactly who needs it.
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