The British Prime Minister tested positive for coronavirus 10 days ago.
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LPrime Minister Boris Johnson, who tested positive for the new coronavirus ten days ago, was hospitalized on Sunday for further tests, his services said, adding that it was a “precautionary measure”.
“On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister was admitted to the hospital for exams this evening,” Downing Street said in a statement.
“This is a precautionary measure because the Prime Minister continues to show persistent symptoms of the coronavirus, ten days after having tested positive,” added the press release.
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Boris Johnson, 55, announced on Friday that he is extending the quarantine he sees beyond the seven days recommended by British health officials because he continues to have a fever, one of the symptoms of the disease.
“If I feel better (…) I always have one of the symptoms”, “I always have the temperature”, “I must continue my quarantine”, he said in a short video on Twitter , where he appeared a little haggard.
The head of government said he continued to work from his Downing Street apartments.
“This is a precautionary measure because the Premier continues to have symptoms 10 days after being tested positive,” said a spokesman for Downing Street.
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