Johnson owes his 'life' to medics as UK deaths set to top 10,000Prime Minister Johnson praised staff at St Thomas' Hospital in London saying he owed the medics his life. LONDON: Virus-stricken Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted Sunday he owed his medical team his "life" as Britain braced to pass the grim milestone of 10,000 hospital deaths from Covid-19. Johnson, who spent three days in intensive care this week after contracting Covid-19, praised staff treating him in a state-run hospital. Meanwhile, the government has been forced to defend its rollout of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical staff during the pandemic. However, a senior doctor who has since died pleaded last month on social media with Johnson for better protection against the disease.

Source: Bangkok Post April 12, 2020 10:41 UTC