And just like that, Jenny McGee from Invercargill became a global name overnight.
By Audrey Malone
She was one of the two nurses British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged for helping keep him alive which he battled Covid-19 in a London hospital.
While New Zealand is basking in the glow of Jenny’s actions, her family are proud as punch of her.
“We are all so proud of Jen, and what she’s been doing. Not just for Boris, but for every patient she looks after,” her brother Rob told 1 NEWS.
The British Prime Minister spent time in a London hospital being treated for Covid-19. (Source: Other)
As New Zealand is waking to the news, Jenny is back at St Thomas’ working the overnight shift, which points to why she is so special, Rob said.
“She, like most nurses and doctors, and that is what makes them so special, and why she is back at work today doing what she loves.”
Her other brother, Michael, also expressed his pride in his sister, encapsulating what the country was thinking.
“We are all very proud of Jen, and to get acknowledged by Boris is something else.”
Mr Johnson was first admitted last weekend after struggling to shake off the virus and was placed in intensive care after his condition worsened.
The coronavirus death toll in the UK has now exceeded 10,000, with 10,612 people dead.
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