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Boris Johnson Thanks Medics As UK Deaths Pass 10,000

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Boris Johnson Thanks Medics As UK Deaths Pass 10,000

Boris Johnson Thanks Medics As UK Deaths Pass 10,000

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left hospital on Sunday and thanked staff for saving his life from COVID-19, but his government was forced to defend its response to the coronavirus outbreak as the national death toll passed 10,000.

The sombre milestone came after Britain reported two days in a row of hospital deaths increasing by more than 900.

Fridayโ€™s death toll of 980 surpassed the highest daily total recorded in Italy, the hardest-hit country in Europe so far.


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