Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to his Downing Street home in London on Sunday evening after more than two weeks of recovery from being infected with the new coronavirus, officials said.
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"I can confirm that the Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street," the source told AFP. The head of the British government resumes orders Monday after having recovered at his country residence Checkers.
During his hospitalization, the Conservative leader spent three days in intensive care. In this regard, he said that things "could very well have changed", hailing the staff of the British public health service, the NHS, to which he "owes his life".
Sharp drop in death toll on Sunday
Regarding the development of the epidemic, the United Kingdom observed "encouraging signs" with a sharp drop in the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus recorded on Sunday. With 20,732 deaths in hospitals of patients affected by Covid-19, the United Kingdom is one of the most severely affected countries in Europe. The balance sheet looks even heavier with the deaths in retirement homes, which number in the thousands according to the players in the sector. In sharp decline, the latest report released Sunday lists 413 additional deaths in hospitals, the lowest figure since the end of March.
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One of the heads of the British health services, Steven Powis, underlined a reduction in the number of patients admitted to hospitals, as well as a decrease in the number of patients in intensive care. But the government rules out any premature easing of the measures taken which would run the risk of a second peak.