Boris Johnson spent three days in intensive care with coronavirus in April.
London, United Kingdom:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he was in “good health” and had no symptoms despite self-isolating after someone he came in contact with tested positive for coronavirus.
“It doesn’t matter that I’m fit as a butcher dog, I feel great … that I had the disease and I’m full of antibodies,” he said in a video posted on Twitter.
Hello friends, our NHS Test & Trace program has instructed me to isolate myself for two weeks, after having been in contact with someone with Covid-19.
I am in good health and have no symptoms, and will continue to lead our response to the virus and our plans to #BuildBackBetterpic.twitter.com/yNgIme8lOz
– Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 16, 2020
“We have to stop the spread of the disease and one of the ways we can do that now is by isolating ourselves for 14 days when we are contacted by Test and Trace,” he added, saying that he would lead the country’s response to the virus from his Downing Street home. .
Johnson spent three days in intensive care with coronavirus in April. This time, Johnson said he was not experiencing any symptoms and Health Minister Matt Hancock said Monday it sounded “full of beans.”
The prime minister was informed that he should isolate himself after being contacted by the country’s test and trace plan.
The announcement came after Johnson met with a group of MPs in Downing Street on Thursday, including one who subsequently developed symptoms of Covid-19 and has now tested positive.
The British leader has said that his coronavirus case was severely worsened by being overweight, but that he had since lost 12 kilos (26 pounds).
“I’m going to continue that diet, because you have to look for the hero within yourself, hoping that individual is considerably thinner,” he joked last month.
Britain has been the hardest hit country in Europe, recording more than 50,000 coronavirus deaths out of 1.2 million positive cases.
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