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    Boris Johnson Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Is Self-Isolating

    by Bill Chappell Mar 27, 2020 2 minutes
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will self-isolate and continue to work in 10 Downing Street in London, announcing his positive test for the coronavirus. He's seen here Thursday night, joining in the U.K.'s national applause for health service workers who are helping to fight the coronavirus.

    U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, he announced Friday. In a video announcement, Johnson said he has "mild symptoms" of COVID-19, including a fever and "a persistent cough."

    Johnson is the first world leader found to be infected with the coronavirus. German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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