Fears were growing for Boris Johnson during isolation as aides said he ‘looked dreadful’

Boris Johnson “looked dreadful” before being taken to hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms - 10 days after being diagnosed with the killer bug, his aides said.

Downing Street has confirmed the PM was taken for testing on Sunday night and is understood to still be suffering with a fever.

Covid-19 is said to have hit the 55-year-old “like a sledgehammer” while pregnantFears were growing for Boris Johnson during isolation as aides said he ‘looked dreadful’ fiancee Carrie Symonds, 32, has spent the last week in bed with the virus.

Mr Johnson insisted in recent days he was feeling better, but insiders said the disease “had really slammed him”.

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