Breaking: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, the respiratory illness that continues to spread in Britain and around the globe, he announced Friday.

“Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” Johnson wrote in a Friday morning tweet. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus. Together we will beat this.”

Over 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's response via video-conference as we fight this virus.

Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/9Te6aFP0Ri

— Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives (@BorisJohnson) March 27, 2020

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