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UK PM still showing coronavirus symptoms: Downing Street
Last Updated : 03 Apr 2020 06:09:12 PM IST
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (file photo)
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (file photo)

 

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still showing symptoms of coronavirus the day before his seven-day quarantine period was supposed to end, Downing Street has confirmed.

 
The Prime Minister set aside a week to self-isolate on march 27 in accordance with public health advice and has been leading the government via video conference from hs residence at 10, Downing Street, reports the London-based Metro newspaper.
 
Asked at a media briefing whether Johnson planned to leave on Friday, a spokesperson said: "We're following the guidelines from Public Health England (PHE) and from the chief medical officer which state that you need to self-isolate for a period of seven days, so no change in that."/
 
The spokesperson described Johnson's symptoms as "mild".
 
Meanwhile, the government's Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty, is also continuing to self-isolate and has not given an update on his condition, Metro newspaper reported.
 
But Health Secretary Matt Hancock left quarantine on Thursday after seven days and gave a press conference setting out a five-point plan to ramp up testing to 100,000 a day.
 



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