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.
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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.