Dr. Marc Siegel on Boris Johnson's coronavirus battle: Persistent fever, breathing troubles 'concerning'

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joined "Your World with Neil Cavuto" Monday to react to the news that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been transferred to a London hospital's intensive care unit 11 days after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus.

"I know that that is not the most typical course we see. Usually by this point, you would be resolving, you wouldn't be, you know, out of the hospital for so long and then suddenly need hospitalization," Siegel began. "One of the factors here that's concerning is the persistent fever, because usually as a person gets better from COVID-19, fever starts to diminish."

"And also the issue of breathing, that he [Johnson] supposedly, reportedly [was given] oxygen, even though [he's] not on a ventilator, which is a very good sign because we've had a pretty high mortality rate of people that go on ventilators," Siegel added.  "So the fact that he's not on one is a good sign."

A government official said the 55-year-old Johnson was moved to the ICU at St. Thomas' Hospital as a precaution should he need ventilation and remained conscious Monday evening. Johnson asked Fo... (Read more)

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