British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be returning to his work at Downing Street as early as Monday following his recovery from coronavirus, The Telegraph reported on Thursday.
Johnson has told aides to schedule meetings with cabinet ministers next week, the paper added.
Earlier this month, the British prime minister was discharged from a London hospital and was continuing his recovery from coronavirus at his country residence of Chequers.
A source told the newspaper: “He’s not the sort of person who is very good at doing nothing. In truth, he has been working pretty much full time for the past week.
“The fact that he had a telephone audience with the Queen on Wednesday night shows you that he considers himself to be fit for duty.”
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he recently spoke to Johnson, saying the British prime minister is “ready to go.”
“He called me a few days ago,” Trump said at the White House coronavirus task force press briefing, referring to Johnson. “I will tell you he sounded incredible.”
“I was actually surprised. I thought he’d be like, ‘Oh, Donald, how are you?’ He was ready to go. I’m very surprised to tell you. It’s like the old Boris, tremendous energy, tremendous drive,” Trump added.
