Soon after the news of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson testing positive for Covid-19 surfaced on Friday, PM Narendra Modi tweeted wishing his UK counterpart good health.
“Dear PM @BorisJohnson, you’re a fighter and you will overcome this challenge as well. Prayers for your good health and best wishes in ensuring a healthy UK,” PM Modi said retweeting Boris Johnson’s announcement.
Dear PM @BorisJohnson,
You’re a fighter and you will overcome this challenge as well.
Prayers for your good health and best wishes in ensuring a healthy UK. https://t.co/u8VSRqsZeC
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 27, 2020
Boris Johnson, 55, experienced mild symptoms on Thursday – a day after he answered at the prime minister’s weekly question-and-answer session in parliament’s House of Commons chamber.
“I’ve taken a test. That has come out positive,” Johnson said on Friday in a video statement broadcast on Twitter. “I’ve developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus. That’s to say – a temperature and a persistent cough.
“So I am working from home. I’m self-isolating,” Johnson said. “Be in no doubt that I can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fightback against coronavirus.”
Queen Elizabeth last saw Johnson on March 11 and she remains in good health, Buckingham Palace said.
Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne, tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week.
So far, 578 people in the United Kingdom have died after testing positive for coronavirus and the number of confirmed cases has risen to 11,658.
