British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for COVID-19

(Agence France-Presse)

March 27, 2020 - 7:33pm

In this file photo taken on March 25, 2020 A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at the dispatch box during Prime Minister's Question time (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London on March 25, 2020.

AFP / PRU

LONDON, United Kingdom — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that he is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.

"Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus," he said on Twitter.

"I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus."

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