Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reducing his contacts and mainly holding meetings virtually, Number 10 has said.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the close family member of Mr Johnson, who lives at Downing Street, tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
Reporters were told the PM took a test on Wednesday and another on Thursday.
The spokesman said: “The PM is following the guidance to do daily tests and limit contact with others, as I said (the) positive test was Wednesday so the PM will continue following this guidance up in to … including Tuesday of next week.
“For reference, the guidance is to take an LFD (lateral flow device) test every day for seven days, or until 10 days after the household member who has Covid-19 started their self-isolation period if this is earlier and, in this instance it’s not, so it’s seven days.”
The spokesman said “in line with the guidance, he’s reducing contacts, he’ll be working from No 10, doing the daily tests, and limiting contact with others both outside No 10 and indeed inside No 10 as well”.
He said the PM would continue to hold meetings but “for the large part that will be done virtually”.
