Boris Johnson has said the UK has past the peak of the coronavirus and the country is on a “downward slope”. In his first appearance at the No 10 daily briefing since being discharged from hospital,
In his first appearance at the No 10 daily briefing since being discharged from hospital, the prime minister said: “I can confirm today for the first time we are the past the peak of this disease.”Download the new Independent Premium appDespite the UK suffering one of the worst death tolls in Europe from the virus, Mr Johnson continued: “We’ve so far in succeeded in the first and most important task we set ourselves as a nation, to avoid the tragedy that engulfed other parts of the world.
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