A Downing Street spokesperson said: \u201cOn the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a precautionary step, as the Prime Minister continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus ten days after testing positive for the virus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Prime Minister thanks NHS [National Health Service] staff for all of their incredible hard work and urges the public to continue to follow the Government\u2019s advice to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
On March 27, Johnson tweeted: \u201cOver 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\u2019s response via video-conference as we fight this virus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson, 55, was due to end his seven days of self-isolation last Friday, but his high temperature persisted and so he remained in self-isolation.<\/p>\n
The Sun reported on Friday that the government aides had said Johnson was “coughing and spluttering” on video conference calls over the last few days.<\/p>\n
British health authorities announced on Sunday that the U.K.-wide death toll from coronavirus rose by 621 in 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The Department of Health said there were now 47,806 positive cases, and 4,934 deaths.<\/p>\n
More than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n
Some 68,400 people died after contracting the virus, while 258,500 recovered after treatment.<\/p>\n
Since appearing in Wuhan, China, last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 183 countries and territories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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