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Coronavirus world live updates: Boris Johnson admitted to ICU

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Downing Street says.

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital days after he claimed to be “feeling better”

British PM Boris Johnson is in intensive care after being admitted to hospital with the coronavirus.

 

It comes as the US and UK brace for one of the darkest weeks in living memory as the coronavirus pandemic is set to escalate in both countries.The US Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned it could be a "Pearl Harbour moment, our 9/11 moment" for a new generation in America. 

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Nearly 10,000 people have died of the virus in the US, with New York the epicentre of the disease. Globally, there have been more than 1.2 million cases recorded and nearly 70,000 people have died so far. 

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