UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for 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’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus.

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

— Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives (@BorisJohnson) March 27, 2020

• U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the first major governmental leader known to have contracted the disease.
• Johnson, 55, said in a video posted to Twitter that he had developed “a temperature and a persistent cough,” and that he would self-isolate at home.
• In the video, Johnson said there’s no doubt he will still “lead the national fight back against coronavirus.”

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Friday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the first major governmental leader known to have contracted the disease.

Johnson, 55, said in a video posted to Twitter that he has developed “a temperature and a persistent cough,” and that he would self-isolate at home.