Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) greets US President Donald Trump upon arrival for the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. (AFP photo)

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (April 5) expressed well wishes to Britain’s Boris Johnson who was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday (April 5) in what Downing Street said was a precautionary step because he was showing persistent symptoms of the coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for it.

Johnson, who was isolating in Downing Street after testing positive last month, still had a high temperature and so his doctors felt he should go to an undisclosed hospital for tests in what the government said was a precautionary step.

On the advice of his doctor, the prime minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests, his Downing Street office said in a statement. Johnson is expected to stay overnight.

This is a precautionary step, as the prime minister continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus ten days after testing positive for the virus, the statement added.

(Source: Reuters)