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World Service,06 Apr 2020,53 mins

UK PM admitted to hospital over virus symptoms

Newsday

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The British prime minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital with persistent symptoms of Covid-19 - ten days after testing positive. Queen Elizabeth has urged people to remain united in the face of the pandemic, saying better days will return. A senior US government official has said the rate of new infections there should stabilise shortly but the number of deaths will increase in the meantime.

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