“Over the last 24 hours I
have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.
Boris Johnson, the British
prime minister has 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,” Johnson said.
Johnson is the latest high
profile individual to be affected by the bug that is sweeping the world.
Prince Charles, heir to the
British throne, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife have also
tested positive for the virus.
Germany’s Chancellor Angela
Merkel is in isolation after she was exposed to the virus via her doctor who
has tested positive.
Johnson’s bombshell news
underscores fears that the virus crisis is escalating in the UK, reported Daily
Mail.
“There will also be
concerns that other senior ministers, senior figures such as Prof Whitty, and
potentially Mr Johnson’s pregnant partner Carrie Symonds, might have been
infected”, Daily Mail reported.
Nadine Dorries was the
first cabinet member to test positive for the virus on 11 March.
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