British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has become the first leader of a large country to catch the emerging coronavirus, which is not surprising news, as it was taken in the context of the approach adopted by his government to confront this global epidemic, as well as his lenient attitude towards the virus.

When the countries of the East and West were quick to take emergency measures to combat this endemic epidemic, close schools and shops, and deploy their armies on the streets, the Johnson government was tweeting out of tune and offering its unique approach to dealing with the crisis, which is the herd immunity, which says to expand the spread of the disease until it forms a collective immunity among the population.

In addition to the government adopting this theory at first according to the recommendation of its scientific advisors, Johnson clearly expressed his position on playing down risks, and even violating basic health guidelines.

At one of the press conferences, the British Prime Minister said that he constantly shook hands with people, and continued, "I was in a hospital last night, and I think that he had some people with corona, and I shook hands with everyone."

Therefore, it would not be strange if Johnson was found to have picked up the virus from that hospital that night when he was shaking hands generously.

"I had a test and the result was positive ... Over the past 24 hours, I have suffered from mild symptoms of the Corona virus, let's say it is a constant heat and cough," Johnson announced on Friday, in a video posted on Twitter, of his HIV infection.

Johnson, 55, appeared symptoms Thursday, a day after he attended a weekly session in the House of Commons to answer MPs ’questions.

"I work from home, I entered self-isolation. You have no doubt that I can continue - thanks to the magic of modern technology - to communicate with all my team at the highest level to lead the nation's battle against the Corona virus," the British Prime Minister said today.

A government spokesman said that the corona disclosure test was conducted for the prime minister based on "personal advice" from the government's chief medical advisor, Chris Witte.

Less than two hours after Johnson's statement, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was also infected with the Corona virus and entered self-isolation at his home, and made it clear that he had minor symptoms.

How many injured in Downing Street?
It was not immediately clear how many government headquarters employees are at 10 Downing Street and the senior ministers who will have to isolate themselves, given that many of them have been in contact with Johnson during the last days and weeks.

The government said that Johnson had the option to delegate his powers to Secretary of State Dominic Rapp if necessary.

The Prime Minister will be subject to self-isolation for a period of seven days, and he will begin work from his residence on 11 Downing Street.

What about the queen?
Buckingham Palace said that Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was in good health, and the palace spokesman explained that "the last meeting between the Queen and the Prime Minister was on March 11, and that she takes all appropriate advice regarding her safety."

The tests showed days ago that the British Crown Prince, Prince Charles (71 years), was infected with the Corona virus, and his office said that he is in good health and is isolating himself at his residence in Scotland and he suffers from minor symptoms.

Many British and European politicians have expressed their wishes for a recovery to the British Prime Minister.

Opposition Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbin said on Twitter that he hoped Johnson would be speedily recovered, adding that the Coruna virus could affect anyone.

Meanwhile, other voices recorded their criticism of the British Prime Minister, and considered that his infection with the virus is only a natural result of his "relaxed" attitude in dealing with this crisis and his keenness to carry out commercial and social activities at their usual pace despite international warnings.

Two weeks before he contracted Corona, Johnson's comments shocked the British when he told them they had to prepare to lose loved ones, because the virus would continue to spread in the country over the coming months, claiming more lives.

"I will be frank with you and all the British people, many, many families who will lose their loved ones before their time comes," he said.

The British government's science advisor, Patrick Valance, spoke the next day about "herd immunity", explaining that the more the epidemic spreads, there will be broader national immunity for generations, despite the attendant loss of life.

Valence hinted that the Corona virus could be infected with about forty million people in the United Kingdom, or 60% of the population, to reach "herd immunity", a theory known to confront any virus with the same virus, "treat it with the disease."

What is the herd immunity?
The human body fights infectious diseases through the immune system. When the immune system is exposed to a new enemy - a virus, for example - it deals with it, and if a person lives and recovers, the immune system develops a memory for this invader, so that if it is exposed to the virus in the future, it can fight it easily.

This is how vaccines work, which creates a memory for the disease without the body actually getting sick, as the vaccine is made up of dead or weak viruses, but it is sufficient to create memory in the immune system without the body getting sick.

Herd immunity says the following: If you have a new disease such as Covid-19 and do not have a vaccine, then it will spread among the population, but if a sufficient number of people develop an immune memory, the disease will stop spreading even if not all of the population has developed an immune memory.

The problem is that applying herd immunity to the coronavirus in the UK requires a large proportion of the population to be infected between 60 and 70%, and then recovering from the disease. This means that more than 47 million people in the UK are infected.

And with current statistics saying that the coronavirus virus fatality rate is 2.3%, and that the proportion of those who develop the disease to a dangerous stage is 19%, this means that in the United Kingdom and to reach the herd immunity more than one million people will die of coronavirus, with eight million other infections that require The patient undergoes intensive care because his health condition will be dangerous and critical.

However, the British government - which at first advised the British over the age of seventy to adhere to their homes if they had influenza-like symptoms - adjusted its course successively in the wake of warnings from home and abroad, and in light of local studies, it drew attention to the severe consequences that await Britain if it does not initiate strict measures. .