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(B oris Johnson said on Sunday there were “ hours when things could have gone either way ”, as he paid tribute to NHS staff who“ saved my life, no question ”. In his first comments since recovering from coronavirus, the Prime Minister revealed how close he came to death and said nurses spent two days at his bedside. He was discharged from hospital on Sunday and traveling to Checkers with Carrie Symonds, his fiancée, whom he has not seen for a fortnight. It comes as Health Secretary Matt Hancock acknowledged that the UK hit a record death toll of , , with people continuing to lose their lives to an “invisible killer”. “Today marks a sombre day in the impact of this disease as we join the list of countries who have seen more than 23, 0 deaths related to coronavirus, “he said.
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