The Prime Minister said while the virus is the biggest challenge since the Second World War, Britain had so far managed not to see the NHS overwhelmed.

Mr Johnson made the comment in an eight-minute address to the nation today for the first time since being taken to hospital.

As of 5pm on Saturday, 20,732 people have died in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. However, the true figure is higher as this does not include thousands of deaths in care homes and the wider community.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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