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LONDON, March 30 — Hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Friday he had the coronavirus, his health minister said he did too, and England's chief medical officer announced he also had symptoms. It isn't a huge surprise. There can be no way to know if they infected each other or...

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he leaves Downing Street, London, Britain March 25, 2020. — Reuters pic

Now the question on the lips of many at Downing Street and beyond is: How many other people did the UK prime minister come into contact with before testing positive? Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, has tested positive, as have several members of the US Congress. And despite the scaling back, Johnson still met Whitty in person or via videolink at least eight times in the last two weeks and Hancock around nine, according to his diary, to plot Britain's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The prime minister also ventured beyond Downing Street last week. On Wednesday, a day before his positive test, Johnson answered questions at a weekly session in parliament's House of Commons chamber.

 

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