British PM taken to intensive care due to worsening coronavirus symptoms

File photo taken on Dec. 13, 2019 shows British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain.(Xinhua/Han Yan)

LONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to intensive care on Monday night after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Downing Street said.

Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him, a Downing Street spokesman said.

The prime minister, 55, was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London with "persistent symptoms" on Sunday night, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus.