LONDON, April 12 — Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson was making “very good progress” yesterday in his recovery in hospital from coronavirus, officials said, as the country’s deaths toll from the disease approached the grim milestone of 10,000. The 55-year-old leader was spending his...
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The 55-year-old leader was spending his second full day out of intensive care at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital, where he has been able to take short walks between periods of rest, according to Downing Street.News of his improvement contrasted with the latest official statistics showing Britain recorded nearly 1,000 daily Covid-19 deaths for the second consecutive day — one of the worst rates globally.
“The prime minister continues to make good progress, but these stark figures highlight the gravity of this national emergency,” interior minister Priti Patel told reporters at a daily briefing.Despite the sobering statistics, Stephen Powis, NHS England’s medical director, said there was a “levelling off” in the number of new cases and “the first signs of a plateauing of people who unfortunately need hospitalisation”.
“By keeping apart we keep others safe,” the 93-year-old monarch said. “We know that coronavirus will not overcome us.” The Conservative leader left the unit Thursday evening in “extremely good spirits” and waving at staff “in gratitude”, his spokesman has said.newspaper reported Johnson’s friends had revealed he came close to death while in intensive care and said he owed his life to the hospital’s medical team.
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