Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson will return to work at the start of this week, according to reports Sunday just hours after it was announced that the UK's coronavirus death toll had passed the "tragic" milestone of 20 000. The Press Association said Johnson would be back in his Downing Street office on Monday after himself recovering from the virus. The prime minister's return to work comes as pressure intensifies on his government on several fronts over its handling of the crisis. Health department figures released Saturday showed a further 813 people had died in hospital after contracting Covid-19, pushing the official number of fatalities to 20 319. Johnson ordered the country into lockdown on March 23, but Patel said ministers would not yet give a date for any relaxation of the rules.

Source: News 24 April 26, 2020 00:45 UTC