走出“至暗时刻”，英国首相约翰逊发视频感谢医护“救命”

当地时间12日，因感染新冠病毒住院，一度转入重症监护的英国首相约翰逊宣布出院。

自4月5日入住伦敦圣托马斯医院，55岁的约翰逊持续与病魔斗争。据他透露，住院期间，自己的病情一度“生死难断”，在重症病房里度过了三天后，才逐渐好转。

出院几小时后，他在推特发布了视频，向英国全民医保体系的医护人员表达了感谢，称“难以用语言来表达对拯救了自己性命的医护人员的感激之情。”

同时，他表示过去七天让他真切感受到国民医疗服务体系的巨大压力，并强调了保持社交距离的重要性。他向遵守规定留在家里的民众表达了感谢，呼吁大家继续坚持努力，最终“我们将共同战胜这个挑战，就像我们过去战胜的无数次困难一样。”

其未婚妻西蒙兹随后在推特上发文，感慨走过了“至暗时刻”，如今“感到难以置信的幸运”，并向救治约翰逊的医护人员表示感谢。

Johnson, 55, was taken to St Thomas' Hospital in central London on April 5, suffering from persistent coronavirus symptoms. On April 6 he was moved into intensive care, where he remained until April 9. 

In his first comments since leaving intensive care, Johnson said he owed his life to hospital staff. "I can't thank them enough. I owe them my life," he said in comments that were released to journalists and confirmed by his office on Sunday.

"It is hard to find the words to express my debt to the NHS (National Health Service) for saving my life," he said in a video message posted on Twitter on Sunday, shortly after it was announced he had been discharged from St Thomas' hospital in London. 

He thanked everyone in Britain for following social distancing guidelines and said he believed the efforts being made by the whole nation were worth it.

His pregnant fiancee, Carrie Symonds, who has also suffered from COVID-19 symptoms, thanked National Health Service staff in a series of tweets shortly after the Downing Street statement on Johnson being discharged. 

"There were times last week that were very dark indeed. My heart goes out to all those in similar situations, worried sick about their loved ones," she said.

据英国首相府消息，首相将按照医护团队的建议，出院后不会立刻重返工作岗位，继续休息恢复，“首相感谢圣托马斯医院的细心照顾，他将与正遭受病毒影响的人们站在一起。”

Johnson has been discharged after spending a week in the hospital because of the new coronavirus and will continue his recovery at Chequers, a Downing Street spokesman said Sunday.

"On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work. He wishes to thank everybody at St Thomas' for the brilliant care he has received," the spokesman said. 

"All of his thoughts are with those affected by this illness," the spokesman added.

12日正值复活节，约翰逊正式发布贴文，向英国民众送上节日祝福，并再次呼吁大家留在家中。

他表示，今年复活节，各地教堂仍将继续关闭，家人也无法相聚，但呆在家里是拯救生命和保护英国医疗体系的最好方式。

尽管首相走过了“至暗时刻”，但英国疫情形势仍然严峻。

据英国卫生部12日发布的最新数据显示，英国累计死亡病例数已破万，达10612例，目前确诊病例为84278例。

英国政府面对疫情的态度也从原本惹人争议的“佛系防疫”发生转变。

英国政府12日发表声明，称将向世界卫生组织等多家机构捐助共2亿英镑，用于帮助贫穷国家治疗新冠患者，遏制病毒传播。

声明提到，英国将向联合国机构捐助1.3亿英镑，其中6500万英镑捐给世界卫生组织，2000万英镑捐给联合国儿童基金会，2000万英镑捐给联合国难民署，1500万英镑捐给世界粮食计划署，1000万英镑捐给联合国人口基金。另有5000万英镑将用于支持国际红十字会等在武装冲突等地区开展工作。还有一笔2000万英镑将捐给非政府组织。

英国国际发展大臣安妮·玛丽·特里维廉指出，新冠病毒的传播不分国界。如果能帮助贫困国家增强医疗卫生系统，就能够早日结束新冠病毒在全球的流行，保护英国民众免受第二波疫情的侵扰。

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