{"id":1029,"date":"2020-04-05T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:52:17","slug":"coronavirus-pandemic-uk-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=1029","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Pandemic: UK Prime Minister Hospitalised over Persistent Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhfn1H3O2aOYCeA-M6j__6bv03TIsonwr9-5msz2i0sz-VWTSj2TK2zTlVpZ5yaf7Rch-I_wVqG-IjJ47Yh6x3CVRqUftiy_Jx2FSSyI_QRPhTjkJl_mn9dRge4EoPDLZT-36fxtQGFIq0\/s1600\/Boris-Johnson.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boris-Johnson-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boris-Johnson-1.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus Pandemic: UK Prime Minister Hospitalised over Persistent Symptoms - Image 1\" title=\"Coronavirus Pandemic: UK Prime Minister Hospitalised over Persistent Symptoms - Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boris-Johnson-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boris-Johnson-1-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nReport says, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nJohnson&#8217;s office says \u201c he continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus\u201d, including a high temperature.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHis hospitalisation was described as a \u201cprecautionary step\u201d taken on the advice of his doctor.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe prime minister remains in charge of the government and urged people to follow its social distancing advice.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nMeanwhile, Boris Johnson further appraised NHS staff for all of their incredible hard work and urges the public to continue to follow the government\u2019s advice to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nIt would be recalled that the Prime Minister&nbsp; has worked from home since it was announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus on 27 March.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report says, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. Johnson&#8217;s office says \u201c he continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus\u201d, including a high temperature. His hospitalisation was described as a \u201cprecautionary step\u201d taken on the advice of his doctor. 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