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.
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, as the spread of coronavirus disease continues. London, Britain, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo
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 April 6 he was moved into intensive care, where he remained until April 9. Johnson was back on his feet by Friday, taking short walks between periods of rest, in what his office described as the early stage of recovery.
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