NHS England boss visits Newcastle hospital one year on from first Covid patient

Published on January 29, 2021 - Duration: 01:49s

NHS England boss visits Newcastle hospital one year on from first Covid patient

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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