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World Service,06 Apr 2020,53 mins

British Prime Minister taken to hospital over coronavirus symptoms

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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. Cardboard coffins are being distributed in Ecuador's biggest city because there aren't enough traditional ones to cope with the number of coronavirus victims.

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