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Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Sunday apologised after he tweeted that the country need not 'cower' in the face of coronavirus, having himself recovered from a bout of the disease.

In this file photo taken on July 05, 2021 Britain’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid, wearing a protective face covering to combat the spread of the coronavirus, arrives for a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paulís Cathedral in London on July 5, 2021, celebrating the 73rd anniversay of the NHS . – British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on July 17, 2021 he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was self-isolating — just as his government prepares to jettison most pandemic restrictions in England.

“I was expressing gratitude that the vaccines help us fight back as a society, but it was a poor choice of word and I sincerely apologise,” he said. Britain is in the midst of another wave of the virus, due to the arrival of the highly contagious Delta variant.

 

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