Where is Boris Johnson?

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Anyone else think it's really odd that we haven't seen hide nor hair of him since his video when he just came out of hospital?

He seemed remarkably well on that for someone who has come out of ICU, but despite that we've not heard a peep out of him. Not even a photo of him doing the NHS clap which he did previously and wouldn't take much setting up if he was still feeling unwell. Politicians like him know the value of such images but there's zilch. I think it's strange. Something is not adding up.

Any thoughts?

Some people seem determined to find conspiracies in everything!

Yep. It's pathetic.

He is probably taking the advice,to rest up for a while after being in hospital. He wasn't the fittest of men to start off with, so probably trying to get fitter now, in Mind and body hopefully.

Anyone else think it's really odd that we haven't seen hide nor hair of him since his video when he just came out of hospital?
No.

Stringing out his convalescence yes, perish the thought Tokoyo he is taking, in your opinion, too long to recover from his brush with death in ICU.
Seeing as you have no knowledge of his personal situation or recovery, your nasty assumptions are unfounded.

He hid in a fridge to avoid questioning @Toinfinityandbeyonce so it's not that much of a leap to conclude that he might be staying at Chequers a little longer than necessary.

However, maybe you do have knowledge of his personal situation or recovery, so perhaps you are right, and I am completely wrong.

Whatever the true situation, I genuinely do wish him well, I'm sure he'll be back soon enough.

OH FGS. I can't stand the man, his incompetence or his politics but am thoroughly sick of people suggesting his illness was all made up. He was arrogant about social distancing, he got ill, unfortunately he was one of the people who become more ill than most, and now he is convalescing. He might be back at work next week. Nothing suspicious there OP.

I genuinely do wish him well me too Tokyo 😊

Maybe his PR team got wind of the fact that people were saying he faked it, and told him to lay low.

I’m not ashamed to say that I’m another who feels that something doesn’t quite add up.
Yes he was in intensive care but he wasn’t on a ventilator and he was only there for 3 days. That being so, he was obviously very ill, but not ill enough to require ventilating, and as such unless there are other issues he should be well on the road to feeling much better by now
When he was first diagnosed the news was full of how strong he was and what a strong work ethic he had but the information that has come to light since somewhat belies that. He may well have a strong work ethic when the end result will benefit him, but in the current situation where the government is being criticised about their handling of the pandemic I can’t help feeling that his slowness to recover may be serving him rather well.
Of course it may well be that his illness has been a catalyst for him seeing the light about his past do as I please attitude and that after his brush with virus he’s simply following medical advice to the letter, but with his past history I think those like me doubting the reasons for his very low profile can be excused for thinking that there is more to this than he’d like us to think.

Having a near miss is inexplicably life-changing, OP. I went into cardiac arrest last month and nearly died. I was in ICU with a 50/50 chance of pulling through. I've been through some scary shit in my life. And I thought I'd experienced 'looking down the barrel of a gun'. But it turns out, I hadn't really. Not until last month. When you come back from the brink (and you're feeling shit on top of it), it's just an indescribable experience. I have hardly talked to a soul since I came home from hospital and that's weeks ago. Also, your cognitive function takes a nice little nose dive after such a battle. And nobody talks about it, but there's a period of reflection and depression when you've been seriously ill and you've nearly died. BJ doesn't have the stamina to lead the nation right now, physically or emotionally.
Recovery is a long path. It's the psychological stuff that lingers even as the physical side of things improves. My consultant's parting words to me were, "When you go home, you'll experience a great period of reflection. This will be the hardest part."

And also, just because he wasn't on a ventilator doesn't mean he didn't nearly die.

"He seemed remarkably well on that for someone who has come out of ICU"

He really didn't. You could tell how fragile he still was when he spoke to the nation upon getting home from intensive care. Just like you could tell how unwell he was in the days leading up to being admitted. He should have taken a break there and then.

TheVanguardSix

but not ill enough to require ventilating

ITUs are trying not to ventilate people, if at all possible. Results are poor, in a NYC study more than 80% died, so they're managing even very poorly people with CPAP, oxygen and proning. Earlier in the pandemic it was thought that early ventilation was beneficial.

@TheVanguardSix I hope you are well on the road to recovery. I had pneumonia a few years back. It took me months to feel physically better but after that my mental health was utterly shot for a long time.

So what's your theory OP?

Incidentally, do,you just reserve your scepticism for someone with the most high profile job in the land? What about those people who say that their grandad had brandy and 3 fags for breakfast every day and lived to 98 years? Does that not add up? Or those who are still living after 3 cancer diagnoses. Does that not add up? Or the reports of people who have lifted a truck off someone after an RTA. Does that not add up? Or anyone else who has spend 3 days in intensive care and was able to string some words together before disappearing to recuperate.

I'm not his biggest fan, but maybe, just maybe, we let the man recover from his ordeal sufficiently to be able to get back to his exhausting, stressful, endless and thankless job.

Figgygal I expect you would have just chosen to cancel the pandemic if you were PM?
This crisis has brought out the idiots who usually hang out on youtube with their 'expert' opinions.

That video probably knocked him for six. He'll be recovering until he can come back all strong and macho. I'm wondering if he'll have to resign.

Nope clearly he had no say in the matter re: the pandemic Lasttrain but he could have at least not thought it was a good idea to shake hands with half a Covid ward

He is topping up his vitamin D in the garden

I hope he won't be taking the piss when babby Johnson is borne. Since the tories aren't known to be big on worker's rights.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/mar/03/boris-johnson-paternity-leave-prime-minister-carrie-symonds

I’ve personally known 3 people who have been in ICU due to Covid-19, 2 were on ventilators, and one needing ICU support due to kidney failure... a few days later (3,3,4days) after coming out of ICU were all FaceTiming their family and friends.

The man has been seriously unwell. How you think he seems or appears on a short video clip tells you nothing.

Well those saying he faked being so ill obviously think the HCP looking after him were "in on it".

After all, you cannot fake hypoxia.

So those who believe in this conspiracy should contact the GMC and make your concerns known! Those HCP should be held to account and dismissed if guilty of collusion in this fraud........

FFS I can't stand him but there is, NO WAY he, was in intensive care needlessly. The senior nurse who cares for him is in record as saying he absolutely needed to be there.