As indicated by him, he started feeling bland side effects which included a temperature and cough. Henceforth, Mr. Johnson is self-secluding in Downing Street.
However, he said he will keep on driving the government’s reaction through video-meeting as they battle this infection.
Following Mr Johnson’s declaration, Health Secretary Matt Hancock likewise said he had tested positive for the infection. Mr. Boris Johnson is accounted for to be the first world leader to report he has the infection.
The last time Mr. Johnson was found out in the public was on Thursday 26th March, 2020. That night, he was seen applauding at No 10 as part of a nationwide gesture to express gratitude to NHS staff and carers.
In a video on his Twitter account, the 55 year old Mr Johnson stated:
“I’m working from home and self-isolating and that’s entirely the right thing to do.
“But, be in no doubt that I can continue thanks to the wizardry of modern technology to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight-back against coronavirus”.
“I want to thank everybody involved and, of course, our amazing NHS staff.”
“So thank you to everybody who’s doing what I’m doing, working from home to stop the spread of the virus from household to household,” he added.
“That’s the way we’re going to win.”
Mr Johnson was tested at No. 10 by NHS staff, on the private guidance of England’s central clinical official, Prof Chris Whitty.
He still stays accountable for the government’s handling of the issue on hand. He is working from the workplace and study in No. 11, with suppers and work documents being left at the door of the flat.
In the mean time, there are in excess of 14,579 affirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, and 759 people have passed on.