Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Gims stand empty, yoga studios too, but a growing amount of exercise and stretching of both

body and mind is going online.

And changes that locked down populations are making now may reshape the wellness industry forever.

And our obituaries editor looks back on the life of Michelle Rue, decorated chef who took it as his

mission to teach the British how to eat well. It nearly worked. First up, though,

yesterday evening, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care 10 days after testing positive for the coronavirus.

He's the first head of a Western government to be hospitalized for COVID-19.

The Prime Minister is not on a ventilator. He has received oxygen support.

And, of course, one of the reasons for being in intensive care is to make sure that whatever support the medical team considered to be appropriate can be provided.

The deterioration of the Prime Minister's condition has unsettled British politics at a crucial moment.

Unlike America, Britain has no formal system of succession.

However, the administration has said that Dominic Rob, the foreign secretary,

will stand in for Mr. Johnson, where necessary. Mr. Rob gave an update last night.

He's been receiving excellent care at St. Thomas's Hospital, and we'd like to take this

opportunity as a government to thank NHS staff up and down the country for all of their dedication, hard work

and commitment in treating everyone who's been affected by this awful virus.

The Prime Minister was last seen in public on Thursday evening, clapping in a show of support

for the National Health Service and other key workers.

Thanks, NHS, thank you, thank you. Thanks all.

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