British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized Sunday, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. Johnson was admitted «for tests» after displaying «persistent symptoms,» according to a press release from his office.Johnson was admitted to an unnamed London hospital «on the advice of his doctor,» the release explained.
The statement also said the hospitalization is a «precautionary step.»Johnson tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, on March 26 and has dealt with lingering symptoms, including a high fever, since then.
Johnson is the first known world leader to contract the disease. Since then, the 55-year-old prime minister had been quarantined at his residence at 10 Downing Street.