The UK’s Prime Minister Has Had To Self-Isolate Again After He Met With A MP Who Later Got COVID-19
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has started self-isolating again after he came in contact with a MP who later tested positive for COVID-19.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has started self-isolating again after he came in contact with a MP who later tested positive for COVID-19.
He had met with six lawmakers from his Conservative Party at 10 Downing Street on Thursday Nov. 12, before one of the MPs, Lee Anderson, later developed COVID-19 symptoms and tested positive on Sunday.
A photo from the meeting showed the two men standing what appeared to be less than two meters apart without wearing masks. Johnson, the five other MPs and two political aides are now all self-isolating.
Johnson, who was admitted to the intensive care unit with a severe case of COVID-19 in April, said in a video shared on his Twitter that he was “fit as a butcher’s dog” and that the National Health Service’s test and trace program, which has been criticized for various inefficiencies, is “working even more efficiently.”
He urged people to follow the rules when they are contacted by the NHS. Johnson is going into self-isolation during a pivotal week for Brexit, as UK and European Union negotiations reach their final phase.
It also comes right after his chief adviser and an influential Brexiteer, Dominic Cummings, and head of communications, Lee Cain left the government after infighting.
