LONDON, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested negative for COVID-19, his spokesman said, but the British leader will continue to self isolate according to government guidance.
“He took a test Monday and that test was negative but he will in accordance with the rules on self-isolation continue to self-isolate,” the spokesman told reporters.
Johnson said on Sunday he had been told by the NHS Test & Trace scheme to self-isolate for two weeks after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
In March, Johnson contracted the coronavirus. He tried working through the illness “in denial” – but ended up wearing an oxygen mask in an intensive care unit and was ultimately out of action for almost a month.
He later said he had fought for his life as the state prepared for the unthinkable: the possible death in office of a prime minister. — NNN-AGENCIES
