Covid-19: UK PM Boris Johnson to self-isolate when not working, after minister tests positive

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London - Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak are taking part in a government pilot scheme that enables them to continue working.

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Published: Sun 18 Jul 2021, 12:25 PM

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will undertake "only essential government business" in the week ahead after the state health service designated him a close contact of a person infected with Covid, Downing Street said Sunday.

Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak were both designated but are taking part in a government pilot scheme that enables them to continue working, a spokesperson said, after Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed on Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19.


Participating individuals must take daily tests and self-isolate when not at work, according to the pilot's rules. The development comes just as Johnson's government prepares to jettison most pandemic restrictions in England on Monday.


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