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PM Boris Johnson of UK tested positive for Coronavirus
United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first important world leader to see positive for the coronavirus on Friday as Itlay saw a record number of deaths from the pandemic that's threatening millions around the world.
In a grim milestone, we overtook China because of the country with the foremost coronavirus cases, while seeing an unprecedented amount of newly unemployed amid fears of a worldwide economic meltdown.
And Africa's economic powerhouse South Africa on Friday became the newest nation on the continent to start out life under lockdown because it reported its first COVID-19 deaths.
PM Johnson, whose UK has seen 11,600 declared coronavirus cases and 578 deaths, said he had developed mild symptoms over the previous 24 hours and was self-isolating after testing positive.
Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.— Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives (@BorisJohnson) March 27, 2020
I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus.
Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/9Te6aFP0Ri
Spain reported that its price had hit 4,858 after 769 people died in 24 hours, a record one-day figure for fatalities and much above in Italy, which counted 662 deaths in its last daily update on Thursday night.
Europe has suffered the brunt of the coronavirus crisis in recent weeks, with millions across the continent on lockdown and therefore the streets of Paris, Rome and Madrid are eerily empty.
PM of France, Edouard Philippe released a warning that France -- reeling from the deaths of quite 1,600 people including a 16-year-old girl -- was facing difficulting days ahead.
"We find ourselves during a crisis which can last, during a health situation which can not improve any time soon," Philippe said.
But the focus is popping from Europe to us, where the number of known infections reached almost 86,000 on Friday, above both China and hard-hit Italy.
