UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to his Downing Street residence on Sunday after recovering from COVID-19, ready to take the helm again with pressure growing for the government to explain how it will ease a month-old coronavirus lockdown.

Johnson has been recovering from coronavirus at home after spending three nights in intensive care in early April.

A spokeswoman confirmed he was back at 10 Downing Street on Sunday evening after recovering for two weeks at Chequers, his country residence and would return to work on Monday.