British
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return to work on Monday, after recovering
from a coronavirus case that sent him to intensive care for three nights in
early April.
This was
confirmed by a Downing Street spokesman on Saturday,
Johnson 55
will regain control of a government under pressure from the economic
consequences of closures designed to stem the spread of the highly contagious
virus, as well as the high death toll.
As of
Saturday, Britain had recorded more than 20,000 deaths due to Covid-19 disease,
which is caused by the virus, making it the fifth country to reach the gloomy
stage, according to the Associated Press.
The figure
does not include deaths in elderly care homes, which can be in thousands.
Criticism is
growing about the government's response to the epidemic, with limited evidence
and a lack of protective equipment for medical workers and caregivers.
Johnson's
deputy leader Dominic Rapp has faced questions about how Britain eased the
blockade without a deadly second wave of infection.
The British
Home Secretary urged the British to abide by the closure rules on Saturday. But
many lawmakers want restrictions to boost the economy, which budget forecasters
may reach its deepest recession in more than 300 years to ease it.
Johnson was
transferred to St. Thomas Hospital in central London with symptoms of Covid-19
on April 5 and he spent 6 to 9 April in intensive care.
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