UK PM Boris Johnson says he owes 'his life' to medics after release from intensive care

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he owes his life to the staff of National Health Service, in his first comments since being released from intensive care for treatment for Covid-19.

London - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he owes his life to the staff of Britain's state-run National Health Service, in his first comments since being released from intensive care for treatment for Covid-19.

"I can't thank them enough. I owe them my life," Johnson said of the staff at the hospital, which is just across the River Thames from the Houses of Parliament. The comments were released to journalists and confirmed by his office on Sunday. Britain's Covid-19 death toll neared 10 000 on Saturday, the fifth highest national number globally, after officials reported another 917 hospital deaths.

 

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