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Boris Johnson told to SELF-ISOLATE after contact tests positive for Covid | Boris Johnson told to SELF-ISOLATE after contact tests positive for Covid |
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in self-isolation after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, his office has said. Johnson was hospitalized with the deadly illness earlier this year. | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in self-isolation after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, his office has said. Johnson was hospitalized with the deadly illness earlier this year. |
Johnson was notified by the National Health Service on Sunday that he recently came into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from Downing Street. | Johnson was notified by the National Health Service on Sunday that he recently came into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from Downing Street. |
"The PM is well and does not have any symptoms of Covid-19,” the statement read, adding that Johnson will “carry on working from Downing Street, including on leading the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.” | |
Johnson tested positive for Covid-19 in late March, as the pandemic first took hold in Britain. He was moved to intensive care a week later, but recovered and returned to Downing Street later in April to chair a “war cabinet” meeting on the virus. | |
Since Johnson’s first bout with the coronavirus, Britain has been hit hard by the pandemic. The UK has recorded more than 1.3 million cases of Covid-19, and nearly 52,000 deaths. With England under national lockdown, the UK recorded 24,962 new cases of the disease on Sunday, along with 168 deaths. | Since Johnson’s first bout with the coronavirus, Britain has been hit hard by the pandemic. The UK has recorded more than 1.3 million cases of Covid-19, and nearly 52,000 deaths. With England under national lockdown, the UK recorded 24,962 new cases of the disease on Sunday, along with 168 deaths. |
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