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Coronavirus: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive

Coronavirus: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson confirmed the infection on his official Twitter account. Britain's leader, 55, said he developed mild symptoms over the last 24 hours, but that he would continue to lead and coordinate the country's response to the outbreak. "I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus," he said.

"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 fightback against coronavirus." A numbers of world leaders, including President Donald Trump and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, have been tested for coronavirus recently after coming into contact with officials and advisers who caught the disease.

Three U.S. lawmakers – two from the House of Representatives and one from the Senate – have tested positive: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. 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, Franceand the United States, according to a Reuters tally.

Britain's Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne, tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week but is in good health and is now self-isolating at hishis residence in Scotland with mild symptoms along with his wife Camilla, who tested negative, his office said.

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