Coronavirus: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Admitted To Hospital

Johnson Continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for the virus. Johnson, 55, has since then been working from home.

A handout image released by 10 Downing Street, shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he participates in a national "clap for carers" to show thanks for the work of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) workers and frontline medical staff around the country as they battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic, in the doorway of 10 Downing Street in central London on April 2, 2020. - ˜The UK government said Friday it was rushing to build more emergency field hospitals ahead of an expected surge in coronavirus cases, hours after recording a record 569 deaths from the disease. (Photo by Pippa FOWLES / 10 Downing Street / AFP)

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who tested positive for Coronavirus few days ago, has been admitted to hospital on Sunday, for required testes. A Downing Street spokesperson was quoted by BBC as saying that, "This is a precautionary step, as the Prime Minister continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus ten days after testing positive for the virus On the advice of his doctor, the prime minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests.” The Prime Minister continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for the virus. Johnson, 55, has since then been working from home. The news of Johnson's hospitalisation came on the same day as Queen Elizabeth II's rare televised message to the UK during coronavirus pandemic. Keir Starmer, the newly elected Labour Party leader, was among those who conveyed their best wishes to Johnson. "Wishing the prime minister well and a speedy recovery," Startmer tweeted. Watch: As of Sunday, UK has reported 4, 943 deaths and 47,806 people had tested positive for the virus. On Sunday there had been 621 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past day as per the Johns Hopkins University data. The news comes a day after Johnson's pregnant fiancée Carrie Symonds announced that she had experienced coronavirus symptoms. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to remain in hospital overnight. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to chair the government's next coronavirus meeting. He was last seen in public applauding the NHS and other key workers from his flat in Downing Street on Thursday.