Hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms he has tested positive for coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock takes to Twitter to confirm he also has a positive test result.
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 pic.twitter.com/9Te6aFP0Ri
— Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives (@BorisJohnson) March 27, 2020
‘I’ve tested positive. Thankfully my symptoms are mild and I’m working from home & self-isolating,’
The coronavirus death toll in the UK has reached 578 as 115 more people died of the COVID-19 virus. Three of these at the Great Western Hospital.
The Department for Health and Social Care confirmed yesterday evening a total of 11,658 positive cases across the country, including 11 in Swindon.
