Boris Johnson hospitalized as Queen urges British resolve in face of epidemic
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized Sunday evening after 10 days of battling the coronavirus,unnerving a country had gathered to watch Queen Elizabeth 2 rally fellow Britons to confront epidemic and reassure them when the crisis finally ebbed “we will meett again.”
“I am speaking to you at what I know is an increasingly challenging time,”the queen said, “a disruption that has brought grief to some,financial difficulties to many,and enormous change to the daily lives of us all.”
Her remarks were taped at Windsor castle,where she has sequestered herself against a virus that has infected at least 40000 people in Britain,including her eldest son and heir,Prince Charles.
Speaking in terms both personal and historical ,the queen likened the enforced separation of Britain’s lockdown to the sacrifices families made during World War 2,when parents sent away their children for their safety.She urged a country has approached this measures with some nonchalance to commit itself to the cause.
The queen’s speech was only the fourth time in her 68-year reign in which she has addressed British people,apart from her annual Christmas greeting --and it carried a distinct echo of the celebrated radio address her father,George 6,delivered in September 1939 as Britain stood on the brink of war with Germany.
“I hope in the years to come,everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, ”the queen said.
