Contact case, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have to isolate himself but only when he is not working because he is participating in a pilot program, Downing Street announced on Sunday.
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Boris Johnson thus escapes forced isolation at home which would have been particularly unwelcome when almost all of the restrictions linked to the coronavirus were lifted on Monday, renamed "
Freedom Day
".
"
They will only conduct essential government business during this period
"
The Prime Minister as well as the Minister of Finance Rishi Sunak "
have been contacted by the public health service because they have been in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid
", indicates a spokesperson for Downing Street.
Health Minister Sajid Javid announced on Saturday that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will however escape complete isolation because "
they will participate in a pilot program of daily screening
" which "
allows them to continue working from Downing Street
".
"
They will only conduct essential government business during this period,
" said the spokesperson.
One of the countries most affected in Europe by Covid-19, which has killed more than 128,600 there, the United Kingdom has seen contaminations climb for weeks, exceeding 54,000 cases on Saturday.
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Despite these figures, Boris Johnson announced the lifting of almost all remaining restrictions in England from Monday, including the requirement to wear a mask or social distancing, preferring to rely on the "
individual responsibility
" of each. .
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