PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: BBC

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, the government has said.

Mr Johnson has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street, after being tested at No 10 by NHS staff. "He was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty," a statement said. He will still be in charge of the government's handling of the crisis, the statement added.

In a tweet, Mr Johnson said: "Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus."Together we will beat this."

Mr Johnson was last seen on Thursday night as he clapped outside No 10 as part of a nationwide gesture to thank NHS staff. There are more than 11,600 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, and 578 people have died. It comes after the Prince of Wales also tested positive for the virus earlier this week. Prince Charles, 71, is to be displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good health", a spokesman said.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52060791

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Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives
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@BorisJohnson

Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.

I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus.

Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.

Mr Johnson has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street.

"He was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty," a statement said.

He will still be in charge of the government's handling of the crisis, the statement added.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Hey Donald! Shit just got real.

Are you waiting for your turn?

[rickyhall]

27. Maybe dump & mcturtle next?

[CanonRay]

32. It would almost be worth it

if the three of them croak.

[rickyhall]

36. Almost?

A friend said to me "I wouldn't wish that on any body?" I said, "I would, but just two who have it coming for fucking up my country."

[paleotn]

33. Let me put Karma away for a second.....

OK....I sure as shit hope so!!!!

[truthisfreedom]

2. Godspeed.

[IronLionZion]

3. His buddy Donald should visit him during this difficult time

and give him a big hug for support.

[47of74]

8. I second that

He can be roomies with his fellow Putin lapdog for the next few weeks

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. T and P

(thoughts and...you know...)

[CottonBear]

5. BoJo's girlfriend is pregnant right now. Not good. N/T

[47of74]

7. Oh God someone copulated with him

v

[BumRushDaShow]

10. ...

(glad I wasn't sipping my coffee )

[CottonBear]

15. He has already had 5 children with 2 women.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/9322111/boris-johnson-children-love-child/amp/

[47of74]

16. Oh yikes

Getting some very unpleasant mental images now.

[Talitha]

38. "He has already had 5 children with 2 women."

No wonder he never has time to comb his hair!

[flibbitygiblets]

44. Imagine what his baby will look like!

Probably not too far off

[muriel_volestrangler]

43. *at least* 5 - a court case noted there may be more

The radio host said: "Because right now if you google 'Boris Johnson, how many children does he have' - and I'll explain why I am asking this - it comes up as four.

"That is with his still wife, but now separated, Marina Wheeler.

"But there was a court case in 2013 where a woman lost a privacy case.

"The Judge said it was in the public interest while he was in office that he had an extramarital affair with a woman who later gave birth to a daughter while he was married.

"It then came out in that court case that it was alleged he had another child out of wedlock.

"So it is between five and six children that our future Prime Minister has.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/agonising-moment-ally-quizzed-how-16531593

[paleotn]

34. I try not to think about things like that.

Sorry, weak stomach.

[Grokenstein]

6. How sad...

...to know that he'll get the best care and probably recover.

[Ford_Prefect]

9. Early testing helps...Just suppose he had to wait in line, or the care unit was out of supplies?

[beachbumbob]

11. why can't WE be so lucky???

[DFW]

21. We probably are, and just haven't been informed

It's not like the Trump administration has a long history of being truthful about much of anything.

When they come out and specifically say Trump is absolutely virus-free, and has exhibited no sign of any symptoms whatsoever, that is when we can expect the stream of virologists streaming into 1600 in the middle of the night, with syringes full of go-go-juice to keep the walking dead at least camera-functional.

[Ghost Dog]

49. At least Franco is still dead (latest news). Nt

[DFW]

50. He managed to die of natural causes

He saw the writing on the wall after his "volunteer" Blue Division that he sent to help Hitler on the Russian front was massacred. He declared neutrality well before the invasion of Normandy, and thus escaped the same fate as Hitler and Mussolini.

[duforsure]

12. Both trump and pence will also get it

From not practicing safe practices , ignoring them completely. Still going daily on tv not doing whats needed to to stop the spreading of this virus, and instead trump continues making more be infected by his downplaying of it. trump spreading this was a hoax caused many to ignore this virus too. Just a matter of time before a leader from a country somewhere dies from it, and that ignored warnings too. We're watching trump real time advocate returning to work , or forcing people to return to work while a pandemic is still spiking upward killing thousands.

[dkhbrit]

13. You know what

Fuck all of you who continue to wish serious illness and the consequences of it on others. This thing sure does bring the worst out of some of us.

[still_one]

17. Not disagreeing with your sentiments, but when you have people like trump and johnson, implementing

policies that actually endanger the lives of thousands of people, what do you expect the reaction to be?

Johnson has actually shown some positive steps toward his initial position in regard to the coronavirus, before he got it. Trump has demonstrated no such inclination.

Take Rush Limbaugh as another example. Do you really expect sympathy from those who have been the victims of his hate rhetoric, and make no mistake about it, the messages from the likes of Limbaugh and Trump without question have caused an alarming increasing in racist attacks that have been occurring throughout our country

However, if something adversely did happened to Trump, what do expect from those who have been victims of his racist, sexist, bigoted policies to be?

[CottonBear]

18. I don't wish this illness on anyone.

I listened to Johnson’s video message. I believe that he truly is grateful for your NHS. I hope that this experience will positively affect his government’s response to the COVID19 pandemic.

[CountAllVotes]

41. Never do I wish death or sickness upon anyone

But, that said, I sure as all hell know when to address someone as a son-of-a-b*tch if the shoe fits.

[a la izquierda]

28. I don't wish it on him or Dolt45

My bf is English, and I hope to move there in December. I hope BoJo recovers and realizes just how damn important the NHS and its employees are. My man and his daughter are severe asthmatics and this disease scares the crap out of him (and me obviously).

[FelineOverlord]

30. You know what

I don't wish the virus on anyone, but TRUMP will eventually be responsible for the deaths of thousands, maybe millions of people.

If he eventually gets it, should I feel any sympathy? Nope. There's a REASON the hashtags #TrumpPandemic, #TrumpVirus, #TrumpPlague, #TrumpLiesPeopleDie, and #TrumpGenocide are floating around Twitter.


Now THIS is someone I AM crying about

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[RhodeIslandOne]

35. This is a man who two weeks ago today...

.... said maybe everyone should catch it and let’s see what happens.

Well, at least he’s not a hypocrite. Still a major league asshole.

[area51]

46. This.

I hope the British press remind him of that.

[Grokenstein]

48. I mean...

Link to tweet

[GoneOffShore]

14. Not my favorite pol by a long shot. But I hope he does well.

Possibly a wake-up call for him.

[efhmc]

19. "I shook hands with everybody."

https://news.sky.com/video/coronavirus-i-shook-hands-with-everybody-11948548

[LisaL]

20. Not his greatest idea.

Maybe he figured that out now.

[efhmc]

23. But who did he then infect?

[LisaL]

24. I guess everybody who he shook hands with (within certain time period) should get tested.

[bronxiteforever]

22. SMH

[efhmc]

25. Had to look that one up.

I thought it was shaking my hand.

[bronxiteforever]

26. Boris and Orange man have forced me to

expand my emojis.

[efhmc]

29. At least you have more choices instead of different types of smiley faces..

[Dopers_Greed]

31. Thoughts and prayers

[flamingdem]

37. Time to CULL THE HERD Boris

starting with YOU!!

[sarcasmo]

39. British Trump was trending #1 this morning.

[efhmc]

40. What is the gist of that?

[sarcasmo]

45. Boris Johnson is British Trump, shook hands in the hospital and tested positive for coronavirus.

[efhmc]

42. I tried various forms of this on twitter and got nothing.

[Steelrolled]

47. I imagine this will be the first of many posts

full of comments hoping for people's deaths.

Jesus wept.