Boris Johnson's battle with coronavirus was reportedly so serious that his colleagues were at one point "praying" for his recovery.
Ministers and aides came together to pray for the Prime Minister to get better on Monday night, when he was moved into intensive care at St Thomas' hospital, Mail Online reports.
The paper says Mr Johnson came close to death as he fought against the flu-like virus, which has now claimed the lives of nearly 10,000 people in the UK.
Today, the PM said that he "owes his life" to the doctors and nurses who cared for him after he was rushed to hospital last Sunday.