LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self isolating but will still lead the government's response ...
It was not immediately clear how many Downing Street staff and senior ministers would now need to isolate given that many have had contact with Johnson over recent days and weeks.
When Britain clapped health workers on Thursday evening, Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak came out of separate entrances on Downing Street and did not come into close contact, according to a Reuters photographer at the scene. Previously the government has said that Johnson had the option to delegate to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab if needed.The palace added that the queen remains in good health and is following all the appropriate advice with regards to her welfare.
So far, 578 people in the United Kingdom have died after testing positive for coronavirus and the number of confirmed cases has risen to 11,658. The UK toll is the seventh worst in the world, after Italy, Spain, China, Iran, France and the United States, according to a Reuters tally.
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