PM Modi expresses solidarity with Boris Johnson, hopes for his early recovery from COVID

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed solidarity with his UK counterpart Boris Johnson and expressed hope that the latter would be discharged from the hospital. He also exuded confidence that Johnson would regain perfect health very soon. The UK PM was hospitalised on April 5 on the advice of his doctor as he was still experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Johnson had thanked the NHS on this occasion.

Boris Johnson tests positive for COVID-19

On March 27, the UK PM had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He announced this via a post on Twitter. He mentioned that he developed mild symptoms of COVID-19 such as persistent cough and fever over the last 24 hours. Thereafter, he took a test on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer, which came out positive.

As a result, Johnson stated that he was working from home and self-isolating. At the same time, he exuded confidence that the UK would get through this phase successfully by complying with the necessary measures. He urged upon everyone to stop the spread of COVID-19 from household to household.