The boss of the NHS in England marked the anniversary of the first confirmedcoronavirus patients being treated by paying tribute to the staff’s“extraordinary work in a year like no other”.
Sir Simon Stevens visited theRoyal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, where two Chinese nationals were treatedafter they tested positive.
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NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens has marked one year since the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in the UK, saying the whole country needed to say a "huge thank you".
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