UK PM Johnson making 'steady progress' in COVID-19 treatment - spokeswoman

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government, Sir Patrick Vallance, arrive for a news conference on the novel coronavirus, in London, Britain March 3, 2020. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is making steady progress while being treated in intensive care for COVID-19, his office said on Wednesday.

"The Prime Minister continues to make steady progress. He remains in intensive care," a Downing Street spokeswoman said.

Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in London on Sunday evening with a persistent high temperature and cough and was transferred to intensive care on Monday.

(Reporting by Andy Bruce; editing by William James)