Around GMA

Article Inside Page

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was recently spotted wearing a Philippines shirt after his morning exercise, and many believe that it is his way of honoring Filipino nurses and other medical professionals.

Mr. Johnson spent one week in the hospital last month after contracting COVID-19. He reportedly blames being overweight as the culprit of him needing intensive care during his battle with the dreaded coronavirus.

Thus, he has started to work on his fitness, and part of his new routine is taking morning runs.

On the second day of his new morning exercise ritual, he was seen wearing a white T-shirt that had a 'Philippines' text across the chest.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson wearing a 'Philippines' shirt
Photo by: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP

When the Prime Minister was discharged from St. Thomas' Hospital in London on April 12, he thanked NHS Staff who he said "saved my life, no question."

And it's no secret that there are a lot of Filipino medical professionals all over the world, including the UK.

According to reports, Mr. Johnson was confined in the intensive care unit alongside a 54-year-old Filipino nurse named Larni Zuniga, who caught COVID-19 from one of his patients and unfortunately died.

That's why many are speculating that the Prime Minister wore the Philippines shirt as a tribute to the courageous Filipino medical frontliners.

For more lifestyle content, head out to GMA's Lifestyle page.

For updates on the Coronavirus Disease pandemic and the enhanced community quarantine, visit GMA's COVID-19 page and ECQ page.

Google Doodle thanks Coronavirus frontliners through a series of animations over the next two weeks

Filipino portrait artists pay tribute to frontliners through art

IN PHOTOS: FilPAG artists give tribute to frontliners and fallen doctors

LIST: How to help frontliners during enhanced community quarantine