British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus Covid-19, says self-isolating and working from home

• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus Covid-19, says self-isolating and working from home

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus Covid-19

UK : On Twitter commentators are reacting to the news that Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus.

From the Sun’s Tom Newton Dunn

Tom Newton Dunn

(@tnewtondunn)No10 say PM chaired the usual COVID-19 meeting this morning, from isolation. Several No10 staff will now have to self-isolate too, as well as possibly the Chancellor and Health Secretary who spent time with him this week too.

March 27, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus Covid-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus Covid-19


The Prime Minister has not yet said whether he is staying with his partner, Carrie Symonds, who is several months pregnant.

From HuffPost UK’s Jess Brammar

Jess Brammar(@jessbrammar)Can we just take a moment on a human level to think about his pregnant girlfriend? Having a partner with symptoms when you are pregnant must be really scary.

March 27, 2020

From the Daily Mirror’s Pippa Crerar

Pippa Crerar(@PippaCrerar)No word yet about whether he’s isolating from his pregnant partner Carrie Symonds. But must be worrying for her.

March 27, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus Covid-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus Covid-19

Pippa Crerar

(@PippaCrerar)And OF COURSE he should’ve got a test. He’s the Prime Minister.
But that doesn’t mean that thousands of frontline NHS staff don’t still desperately need them. https://t.co/3SHvl0SNf1 https://t.co/zXoXP4yCDE

March 27, 2020
From BuzzFeed’s Matthew Champion

Matthew Champion(@matthewchampion)Boris Johnson is the first head of government to publicly reveal they've tested positive for the coronavirus
Johnson, Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel now all running G7 countries while in self-isolationhttps://t.co/5VldnPGYrv

March 27, 2020
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A Downing Street spokeswoman said:

After experiencing mild symptoms yesterday, the Prime Minister was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. The test was carried out in No 10 by NHS staff and the result of the test was positive.
In keeping with the guidance, the Prime Minister is self-isolating in Downing Street. He is continuing to lead the government’s response to coronavirus.