Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who tested positive for Covid-19 ten days ago, was hospitalized on Sunday April 5 for further tests, his services said.

"On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister was admitted to the hospital for examinations this evening," Downing Street said in a statement, adding that it was a "precautionary measure" because Boris Johnson has had persistent coronavirus syndromes for ten days.

Boris Johnson, 55, has been quarantined at his Downing Street home since being diagnosed at Covid-19 on March 26. He continued to chair daily meetings on the UK response to the pandemic, and broadcast several video messages during his quarantine.

A visit to the hospital to be examined

In a message on Friday, he said he was feeling better but still had a fever.

The British Prime Minister received medical advice over the phone during his illness, but going to the hospital allows doctors to see him in person.

Her fiancée Carrie Symonds, 32, revealed on Saturday that she had spent a week with symptoms of coronavirus, although she had not been tested. Carrie Symonds, who is pregnant, said she was now "on the mend."

With AFP and AP

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