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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is positive coronavirus tested and is self-isolation in Downing Street.

He Said that He had experienced mild Symptoms in The Past 24 hours, including temperature and cough, But would continue to lead the government.

England's health Minister Matt Hancock said that he had also tested positive, while England's Chief Medical Officer, Prof Chris Whitty , has shown Symptoms .

a Further 181 people died with The Virus in The Past day,

the total number of British deaths 759 notes, with 14,543 confirmed cases.

The Daily coronavirus news conference was chaired by Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove , in addition to Deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries, and Nhs England chief executive, Sir Simon Stevens .

starting with Critical Care teams. It will later be expanded, But also social care staff.

It Follows to test the mounting criticism of NHS employees through a lack of currently difficult-ill patients in the hospital to be tested.

the Tests are carried out on the employees, the possible Symptoms of The Virus , or employees who Live With people, the Symptoms - not all frontline staff as a matter of course.

"The a antigen test-the test is whether the people currently have the Disease , so that our health and social care workers can ensure the safety in The Knowledge that they can return safely to work, if your test is negative," Mr Gove said.

The British Medical Association for doctors, said The Announcement was "long overdue" and the lack of Testing was "incredibly frustrating".

"For each healthy employee home self-isolation of the NHS is unnecessary, if you are not infected with The Virus , short of someone who could be said with the vital care of patients on the Front," BMA Chairman Dr. dream woman Nagpaul.

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He Said that of the 33,000 beds - the equivalent of 50 hospitals - freed had been in England ready for coronavirus patients.

designed to be imposed, The government imposes strict restrictions on The Daily life, to slow the spread of The Virus .

However, the BBC medical correspondent, Fergus Walsh , said The British daily deaths increase in the number of hundreds in The Coming weeks.

This does not mean that social-distancing measures work, But there is a delay of two to four weeks, before we look at the impact, our correspondent says.

Mr Gove said that scientific analysis suggested that the rate of infection was doubling every three to four days, But the "fantastic" public response to the restrictions would make a difference.

Asked whether the Prime Minister and the health Minister should be "better protected", He Said : "The fact that The Virus is no difference between the persons, whoever they are, one of the reasons why we need to do, have strict social distance measures, so that we are able to reduce the rate of infection and reduce pressure on the NHS," he added.

Work from home

Mr. Johnson thinks, is to announce The First leader of the world, you have The Virus .

He was last seen on Thursday evening, clapping outside No 10 as part of and nurses.

In a video on his Twitter account, Mr Johnson, 55, said: "I'm working from home and to isolate themselves, and it completely is to do The Right thing.

"But No Doubt that I can continue, thanks to the magic of modern technology, communication with my top team, The National fight-back against coronavirus. "

The PM chaired a call on Friday morning and later in The Day , Downing Street, He Said US President Donald Trump had spoken.

"The President wants the Prime Minister a speedy Recovery from the coronavirus," a spokesman said. "They have agreed to work closely together, along with the G7, the G20 and other international partners, to defeat of the Corona-Virus-pandemic. "

he was experiencing mild Symptoms of The Virus , and would self-isolate until next Thursday.

He told BBC Look East that it was "understandable that people ask the question" why is he and the Prime Minister have been tested, But the majority of people with possible Symptoms have not been.

The health Secretary said, it was defined a Protocol of The Chief medical officer, which requires a small number of senior figures-the key to The National effort, to be tested.

earlier This Week said the Prime Minister , the speaker, if Mr Johnson was to work sick and incapable foreign Minister , Dominic Raab , as The First Secretary of state, were.

The Prime Minister fiancée, Carrie Symonds , who is several months pregnant, also, to isolate themselves, although it is not known whether they are still Living Together .

Pregnant women in their third trimester, if you have the following social distancing advice and the minimisation of social contacts for up to 12 weeks.

Perhaps it was inevitable.

One of The First moments, the raised eyebrows, which was in The Course of the UK outbreak, as the Minister of health, Nadine Dorries came with coronavirus.

Then, last week, we discovered that some of The Most important staff in No 10, including the Prime Minister , chief Brexit negotiator David Frost , were self-isolate suspected Symptoms .

A number of MPs took himself into isolation out of fear, with the agreement of the infection.

the rest of your colleagues ordered always were, sitting wide apart on the Green Benches before they finally closed This Week , the Parliament prematurely without a specific date for a return of the normal course of business.

Still, The News This Morning that the Prime Minister of the self-commissioned has coronavirus felt like a shock.

Neither the PM's senior adviser Dominic Cummings , still Chancellor Rishi Sunak Symptoms . They have not been tested.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed The Queen , 93, saw Mr Johnson for More Than Two Weeks on the 11th of March, and she is in good health.

The couple usually meet once a week for the Prime Minister to have an audience with The Queen , But the last meetings were over The Phone .

In other Developments :

Mr Johnson and Mr Hancock were seen and the following social distance advice at PMQs on Wednesday

Other leaders of the world, including Canada, Justin Trudeau , and Germany's Angela Merkel have self-isolated after coming in contact with people who have tested positive for The Virus .

politicians, including Labour's shadow interior Minister , Diane Abbott common messages to the watch, wished him a "speedy Recovery ".

Meanwhile, The President of the European Council , Charles Michel , said Mr Johnson: "Europe wishes you a speedy Recovery . "

In the Irish Republic , the Prime Minister ,

By Friday at midnight, for a period of Two Weeks up to Easter Sunday , each of us must stay home, unless your work is important, or you are purchasing foods.

twenty-Two People with the coronavirus died in the Irish Republic .

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Source of news: bbc.com