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From the Liveblog of Thursday, April 2, 2020

Nearly a week on, UK’s Johnson still has virus symptoms

2 April 2020, 5:15 pm

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LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still showing symptoms almost a week after he announced he had the new coronavirus.

Johnson’s spokesman says the prime minister “continues to have mild symptoms.”

Johnson said Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19 after developing a fever and a cough. He said he was following UK health officials’ advice to self-isolate for seven days.

That period is almost up.

Spokesman James Slack doesn’t confirm whether Johnson would end his quarantine. Slack says the prime minister is following “the best medical and scientific advice” about when to end his quarantine.

— AP

In this handout photo provided by Number 10 Downing Street, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs the morning Covid-19 Meeting remotely after self isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus, at 10 Downing Street, London, March 28, 2020. (Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street via AP)

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