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British PM Boris Johnson released from hospital - "It could have gone either way."

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was released from hospital on Easter Sunday. In a message on Twitter Johnson, who was admitted into a London hospital's Intensive Care Unit after he contracted Covid-19 said he owes his life to the health care workers of the country's National Health Service. Johnson looked gaunt and pale as he thanked the medical team that cared for him. He will not be returning to work immediately. It comes as the UK's number of deaths due to Covid-19 rose above 10,000. - Linda van Tilburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Apr 2020 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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