Posted on 03/27/2020 4:40:32 AM PDT by untenured
The United Kingdom said Friday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Johnson was tested for COVID-19 on Thursday after experiencing mild symptoms, a spokesman for No. 10 Downing Street said in a statement.
The test was carried out in No 10 by NHS staff and the result of the test was positive, the spokesman said. In keeping with the guidance, the Prime Minister is self-isolating in Downing Street.
He is continuing to lead the governments response to coronavirus.
Johnson confirmed his diagnosis in a tweet Friday morning.
Ive developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that is to say a temperature and a persistent cough, Johnson said in a video posted to the website.
But be in no doubt that I can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team, to lead the national fight back against coronavirus, Johnson said.
Have you looked down yonder? There’s plenty of ChiCom Virus.
This bugger survives warmth until it finds new hosts in room temperature buildings.
It dies at around 80 plus. Sunlight helps too.
Yeah, I know. Painting with a broad brush and all. Those practicing good precautions should be Okay. Most people don't as evidenced by the numbers coming out of New York.
My county on the other hand, up until yesterday, hadn't even reported one case. I'm miles away from where that happened (talk about social distancing!)
Yesterday, we had freepers insinuating that the streets of NYC were lined with dead bodies. I mean, the stupidity boggles the mind...
This will only add to their insanity when he makes a perfect recovery.
Dick’s dead?
My Atlanta suburb seems to be social distancing reasonably effectively. One of the big hot spots in GA is rural Albany, where a church gathering seems to be what got things rolling.
Is he taking any chloroquine that the UK banned for export?
Lol...lets hope not because fish tank cleaner WILL KILL THEM.
Feeling fine ...BAM then dead. His body turned on him. No word on underlying conditions. He could have had the big one- High Blood Pressure
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/mar/25/british-diplomat-dies-of-coronavirus-in-hungary
The Queen’s weekly meeting with Boris was done by telephone.
You are making a big deal out of this. He’s not going to die.
New Braunfels is in the 70s and 80s...perfectly healthy man died
https://nypost.com/2020/03/27/family-says-perfectly-healthy-dad-is-dead-days-after-coronavirus-diagnosis/
No word on if he took Ibuprofen. It’s Wuhan Roulette as they try to figure out why some croak and some dont.
They probably gave it to him. The NHS wants a socialist leader in power : )
This thing is incredibly contagious and you can give it to people before you start showing symptoms. Most of us are going to get it. I have.
Who said he was going to die? All I said is that he didn’t follow the rules.
Send creepy Joe out to meet with the farmers and their wives and young daughters, and give them all sloppy tongue kisses. He hasn’t tested positive yet, so it’s safe./s
is that “it is destroyed at 80 plus” confirmed? I don’t believe that’s been tested adequately yet, though I have the same opinion that the heat will end it
No wonder that on lockdown day half the country headed into the mountains, moors, coast and hills to soak up the vitamin D and banish SAD - much to the despair of the authorities urging the opposite, but things have settled down since.
That’s what I’m doing. Yesterday was glorious here; today it’s overcast. It’s amazing how many people here have unticked on their dog walking!
You can be clean and healthy. But, someone else makes you a meal and you get sick. That’s the way it works sometimes.
Huh?
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