Boris Johnson waved his thanks to NHS staff as he was being moved out of intensive care - as his father said the prime minister "almost took one for the team". Meanwhile, Stanley Johnson said the Johnson family is "amazingly grateful" for the efforts of the NHS and for the outpouring of support for his son. Boris Johnson was moved from intensive care on Thursday evening - having first been admitted to St Thomas' Hospital on Sunday with persistent symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.