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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Goes Into Self-Isolation
Swarajya Staff
Mar 27, 2020, 05:31 PM | Updated 05:31 PM IST
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The Prime Minister of United Kingdom Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, BBC reported on Friday (21 March).
"He was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty," a Downing Street. statement said.
Johnson has mild symptoms and will self-isolate.
He will still be in charge of the government's handling of the crisis, the statement added.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ZgQj4gV7sz
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2020
Johnson confirmed this news via a video statement on his official twitter account. He is now self-isolating but will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference.
Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.
— Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives (@BorisJohnson) March 27, 2020
I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the governmentâs response via video-conference as we fight this virus.
Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/9Te6aFP0Ri
Johnson is the first major head of state to test positive for Covid-19. Earlier there were rumours of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro contacting the virus but they were eventually shot down by the president.
The virus though has led Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to self isolate after the former’s wife and latter’s physician tested positive for coronavirus.
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