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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on April 2 pays tribute to the country’s healthcare staff with applause. A few days later, he himself was hospitalized after his illness worsened after being infected with the coronavirus. Stock Photography.
As part of the treatment he is receiving to recover, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is up and walking short distances, Johnson’s office announced Friday.
The day before, news came that Johnson, 55, is no longer in intensive care. She had then been in the intensive care unit due to respiratory problems due to coronavirus infection since Monday
“He has spoken to his doctors and thanked the entire medical team for the fantastic care he has received,” continues the Prime Minister’s Office.
Johnson was hospitalized last Sunday when he still had a fever and a cough. Ten days had passed since he tested positive for the coronavirus.
During Boris Johnson’s absence, the country’s chancellor, Dominic Raab, fulfilled his duties.
At the same time, grim new statistics on the number of people in the UK lost their lives to the virus. According to the country’s health minister Matt Hancock, another 980 people have died in the past 24 hours. It is the highest daily number so far since the start of the virus outbreak. A total of almost 9,000 have died in the UK as a result of the corona virus according to the country’s official figures.
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