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FILE  - In this Thursday, March 19, 2020 file photo Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, centre, gestures to Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty, left and Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance, during a coronavirus news conference at 10 Downing Street, in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Johnson's office said Friday March 27, 2020 that he was tested after showing mild symptoms, Downing St. says Johnson is self-isolating and continuing to lead the country's response to COVID-19. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

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British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus
March 27, 2020 2 p.m.

British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first leader of a major nation to contract COVID-19, but he insisted Friday that he remains in charge of the U.K.'s response to the outbreak.