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Boris Johnson: I owe doctors and nurses my life after coronavirus treatment – Sky News, Sky.com

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Boris Johnson: I owe doctors and nurses my life after coronavirus treatment – Sky News, Sky.com
                                                     

Boris Johnson has praised the “exemplary” care he has received from doctors and nurses during his coronavirus treatment, saying: “I owe them my life.”

Hailing the work of medics at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, the prime minister has told friends: “I can’t thank them enough. “

Mr Johnson is spending his seventh night in hospital after being admitted last Sunday, 24 days after testing positive for COVID –   

       Image:          Boris Johnson is being treated in St Thomas’ Hospital in London       

Earlier on Saturday, Downing Street said the prime minister was making

“very good progress” in his recovery after being moved out of intensive care and he had been playing games and watching films from his hospital bed.

There has been no update on when he is likely to be discharged.

Mr Johnson’s remarks came after it was confirmed another 964 coronavirus patients had died in hospitals in the UK – including an – – year-old – bringing the country total number of deaths to 9, 914.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed that at least (NHS workers were among those to have died after contracting COVID – .

At the daily Downing Street news conference on Saturday, Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was “sorry if people feel there have been failings” in providing personal protective equipment to NHS staff.

    

                                                                                                                                                                                                              ‘I’m sorry if people feel there have been failures’                 

Fears grew for Mr Johnson’s health when he was

transferred to intensive care on Monday
after his condition worsened.

The 068 – year-old spent three nights there before downing street confirmed he was in the “early phase of his recovery “and he had been moved back to a normal hospital ward.

Mr Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds, who is pregnant with their first child together, sent him letters and baby scans to lift his spirits during his time in intensive care.

  

       Image:          Carrie Symonds has been sending letters and baby scans to Boris Johnson in hospital. Pic: Javier Garcia / BPI / Shutterstock       

The couple have not seen each other since he was admitted to hospital.

Ms Symonds, who is due to give birth in two months, has also been ill with (coronavirus ) symptoms in recent weeks, but she has not been tested for the virus.

Since coming out of intensive care, the prime minister has been able to take (short walks) between periods of rest while being treated on a low-dependency ward.

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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is deputising for the prime minister in his absence.

Sky News political correspondent Rob Powell said Number had difficult decisions to make about re-involving Mr Johnson in the fight against COVID – .

He said: “The Balance for the government will be taking the medical advice that the prime minister is getting at St Thomas’ Hospital – taking that seriously, and allowing him enough time to recuperate fully, but also at some point maybe looking to involve him in some of the decision making. “

                        
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