Coronavirus: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive

First skeptical about the coronavirus pandemic, the first of the British, Boris Johnson, is also affected by the Covid-19. The tenant at 10 Downing Street tested positive after showing "mild symptoms," a spokesman for the Prime Minister said on Friday, information confirmed by Boris Johnson, who posted a reassuring video on his Twitter account.

"I developed minor symptoms of the coronavirus, he explains, that is, temperature and a persistent cough." Boris Johnson specifies that he works from his home and that, "thanks to new technologies", he will be able to stay in contact with his teams to "lead the fight against the coronavirus".

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 response via video-conference as we fight this virus.

Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/9Te6aFP0Ri

The United Kingdom was recently advocating the strategy of "collective immunity" to combat the spread of the coronavirus on its soil. Before a reversal of his Prime Minister, ordering his fellow citizens to stay at home, closing non-essential businesses and implementing "unprecedented" social measures to support workers and the economy.

The epidemic is progressing inexorably in the country. For the first time, the United Kingdom surpassed the 100 dead mark in one day linked to Covid-19 on Thursday. The total death toll is now 578 dead and 11,658 cases of contamination officially listed, while the capital, London, is particularly affected, facing a "tsunami" of seriously ill patients in its hospitals.

Boris Johnson is not the only figure in British power affected by the coronavirus. On Wednesday, we learned that Prince Charles, 71, had been diagnosed positive.

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