U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. The politician took to Twitter on Friday to confirm he had been diagnosed with Covid-19, writing: “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus.
Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives.” In an accompanying clip, Johnson said he had developed symptoms including “a temperature and a persistent cough” and, “under the advice of the chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty, I have taken a test, that has come out positive.” Explaining he is self-isolating and working from home, the 55-year-old
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