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FILE PHOTO: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a past press conference. /VCG Image
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said he took "full responsibility" the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more than 100,00 lives in the country so far.
Johnson began his daily briefing at Downing Street by offering his condolences to all people affected, terming the loss of life as "appalling and tragic".
"I am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and, of course, as Prime Minister I take full responsibility for everything the government has done. What I can tell you is that we truly did everything we could and continue to do everything that we can to minimize loss of life and minimize suffering in what has been a very, very difficult stage," Johnson said.
Johnson said the government "did everything" it could to "minimise suffering and loss of life" during the pandemic.
The UK on Tuesday passed 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19, according to the government's latest daily figures. There were an additional 1,631 deaths reported on Monday, taking the overall death toll to 100,162.
Only the United States, India, Brazil and Mexico have also registered more than 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, but they are much larger countries than the UK.
Johnson added that government will do all it can to minimize the loss of life as he urged people to stay at home and protect the National Health Service (NHS) and save lives.
He further expressed "total confidence" in the UK's supply of vaccines from abroad and into the country adding that they "fully expect" the European Union to honour all contracts.
(With input from agencies)
