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WATCH: British Prime Minister Announces He Tested Positive For Coronavirus

John Bickley
WATCH: British Prime Minister Announces He Tested Positive For Coronavirus
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in a video statement posted on social media Friday that he has tested positive for coronavirus.

The 55-year-old Conservative Party leader announced in the video that after developing mild symptoms over the last 24 hours, including “a temperature and a persistent cough,” he tested positive for COVID-19. His plan now is to work from home and self-isolate, as he encouraged others to do to continue to “protect” the National Health Service (NHS) from being overwhelmed.

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