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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 19, 2020 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses a news conference to give a daily update on the government's response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, inside 10 Downing Street in London. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital on April 12, 2020, a Downing Street spokesman said, a week after being admitted for treatment for coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. "The PM has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery, at Chequers," the spokesman said, referring to the prime minister's country estate outside London. "On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work." (Photo by Leon Neal / POOL / AFP)

UK overtakes Italy’s virus death toll

The United Kingdom has reported the highest death toll in Europe, overtaking Italy to become the second worst-hit country in the world.

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Specially trained volunteers work at a temporary mortuary erected in the car park of Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif on April 18, 2020 in Birmingham, England. In a press conference on Thursday, First Secretary of State Dominic Raab announced that the lockdown will remain in place for at least 3 more weeks. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming over 140,000 lives and infecting more than 2 million people. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Nine words that condemned a nation

On Friday 13th, Britain’s Boris Johnson said a few words that warned of potential death and heartbreak from coronavirus. But did a bungled response mean it was inevitable?

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A handout image released by 10 Downing Street, shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking during a remote press conference to update the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2020. - Britain is 'past the peak' of its coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday, despite recording another 674 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total toll to 26,711. (Photo by Andrew PARSONS / 10 Downing Street / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / 10 DOWNING STREET / ANDREW PARSONS " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Boris declares Britain ‘past the peak’

Boris Johnson says Britain is finally past the peak of its coronavirus outbreak as the government faces pressure to relax lockdown restrictions.

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Commuters, wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, walks along the platform at a tube station London on April 22, 2020, as Britain remains under lockdown during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tentatively began his return to work on Tuesday after being hospitalised for coronavirus, as parliament returned and criticism grew over the government's response to the outbreak. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)

Commuters could face fever tests

People who take public transport to work may be asked to check their temperatures daily under one post-lockdown proposal being considered in the UK.

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson participates in a national "clap for carers" to show thanks for the work of Britain's NHS (National Health Service) workers and other frontline medical staff around the country as they battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic, in the doorway of 10 Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2020. - ˜Britain is "past the peak" of its coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday, despite recording another 674 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 26,711. "For the first time, we are past the peak of this disease... and we are on the downward slope," Johnson said in his first media briefing since returning to work following his own fight against the virus. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

PM reveals how close he came to death

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken about his struggle with coronavirus, revealing doctors prepared to announce his death.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 02, 2019 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) is embraced by his partner Carrie Symonds as they leave after he delivered his keynote speech to delegates on the final day of the annual Conservative Party conference at the Manchester Central convention complex, in Manchester, north-west England - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to be on the road to recovery as Downing Street said the Prime Minister had returned to the ward at St Thomas' Hospital after spending three nights in the intensive care unit. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)

Boris Johnson announces birth of baby boy

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have welcomed a “healthy baby boy” today.

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