British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized for examination due to coronavirus disease. He was taken to hospital as a precaution as Johnson continues to show symptoms 10 days after he was diagnosed with the virus, the British government said in a statement.
- Boris Johnson announced that he had contracted the coronavirus on March 27. He tweeted that he was experiencing mild symptoms. The British Prime Minister was not hospitalized and remained in home quarantine.
- The British authorities, unlike the authorities in many other countries of the world, have long refused to take tough measures in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.