In video message, UK's Johnson says medics saved his lifeBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) left hospital on Sunday and thanked the National Health Service for saving his life, saying “things could have gone either way” for him as he battled COVID-19. “Today I’m feeling incredibly lucky.” While Johnson has been out of action, his ministers have come under mounting pressure to explain why the national death toll is rising so fast. Friday’s death toll of 980 surpassed the highest recorded in a single day in Italy, the hardest hit country in Europe so far. The death toll in Britain rose to 10,612, an officials statement said on Sunday. Johnson thanked the public for following strict social distancing guidelines in place since March 23 and assured them their efforts were paying off.

Source: Standard Digital April 12, 2020 14:37 UTC