Dominic Cummings is the latest senior Downing Street figure to show symptoms of a coronavirus infection. Sources there confirmed that Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser was self-isolating at home after developing symptoms at the weekend. The prime minister tested positive on Thursday night and has been isolation in No 11 since then. Matt Hancock is also infected and Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, is self-isolating with symptoms. The revelation came hours after the deputy chief medical adviser warned that life in Britain would not return to normal for six months.

Source: The Times March 29, 2020 22:55 UTC