The two nurses singled out by Boris Johnson for standing by his bedside when things 'could have gone either way' have spoken out about caring for the Prime Minister.
Luis Pitarma, from Portugal, and Jenny McGee, from New Zealand, were praised for treating Mr Johnson at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London when he was admitted with coronavirus earlier this month.
Mr Pitarma, 29, joked that he was 'a celebrity in Portugal now' as he explained how he came to care for the Prime Minister. The critical care nurse, who has worked at the NHS hospital for nearly four years, said he was told at the start of his night shift that Mr Johnson would be transferred to the ICU. "I had been chosen to look after him because they were confident I would