BREAKING: British PM Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds announce the birth of a baby boy, just weeks after the PM was in intensive care being treated for coronavirus.
and failed to adequately prepare the NHS and supply it with personal protective equipment.
The United Kingdom has seen more than 20,000 people die in hospitals with COVID-19 — giving it one of the highest death tolls in Europe — with many more believed to have died in nursing homes. For years Johnson's private life has been the subject of some speculation. He has been married twice before but has refused to say how many children he has. This is is first with Symonds.
He refused to answer questions on his children before the nationwide U.K. election last year that saw him strengthen his grip on power.Alexander Smith
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