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Boris Johnson is Receiving Daily Updates on COVID-19 But is Not Doing Gov't Work, PM Spokesman Says
Boris Johnson is Receiving Daily Updates on COVID-19 But is Not Doing Gov't Work, PM Spokesman Says
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Earlier in the day, Financial Times reported that the UK government ministers were split over Britain’s lockdown exit strategy and timeline. 20.04.2020, Sputnik International
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Boris Johnson is Receiving Daily Updates on COVID-19 But is Not Doing Gov't Work, PM Spokesman Says
12:00 GMT 20.04.2020 (Updated: 15:05 GMT 28.05.2023) Earlier in the day, Financial Times reported that the UK government ministers were split over Britain’s lockdown exit strategy and timeline.
The spokesman for Boris Johnson stated on Monday that the prime minister receives daily updates on the coronavirus situation in the country but he isn't doing any government work.
Speaking further, the spokesman said that Britain needs to be sure that any lifting or easing of social distancing measures does not lead to a second wave of the outbreak.
"If you move too quickly then the virus could begin to spread exponentially again. What we need to be certain of is that if we move to lift some of the social distancing measures it isn't going to lead to the virus starting to spread exponentially again," the spokesman told reporters.
According to the World Health Organisation, the UK currently has 114,221 registered cases of the coronavirus, with the death toll at 15,464.
The British Prime Minister was discharged from the London-based hospital on 12 April where he was admitted to after developing severe symptoms of coronavirus, which he was diagnosed with last month. His pregnant fiancée Carrie Symonds has also contracted the virus.
