Spiked Online Editor Brendan O’Neill says people in the UK 'feel disorientated' to see the 'person who was leading the national fight' against coronavirus end up in intensive care suffering from its effects.
Spiked Online Editor Brendan O’Neill says people in the UK "feel disorientated" to see the "person who was leading the national fight" against coronavirus end up in intensive care suffering from its effects.
Boris Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19 however he was transferred on Sunday, local time, to intensive care due to his worsening condition. Mr O'Neill told Sky News host Peta Credlin the current situation is "very serious" and "very worrying". "The virus is having a pretty scary impact on the country ... our death rate is quite high at the moment".
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