Police officers stand outside St Thomas' Hospital in the background in central London, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care. 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.
Johnson, 55, was taken to St Thomas's Hospital in central London a week ago, suffering from persistent symptoms of the disease caused by the new coronavirus. On Apr 6 he was moved into intensive care, where he remained until Apr 9."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.In its most recent official update on Johnson's condition, Downing Street said he"continues to make very good progress". Priti Patel, the interior minister, said in Saturday's daily government news briefing that he needed time to rest and recover before returning to work.
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