British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital over persisting symptoms of the coronavirus, according to a Downing Street statement late on Sunday.
The relocation to the hospital comes 10 days after the 55-year-old first announced that he had tested positive for infection with the novel coronavirus.
A spokeswoman for Downing Street says it is a precautionary step as the minister continues to have persistent symptoms.
Johnson would stay in charge of the government during tests and will remain in contact with his cabinet.
Should the prime minister be incapacitated, the next in line would be the foreign minister, Dominic Raab.
Johnson, the first head of a European government to confirm a novel coronavirus infection, had said on March 27 he would continue to lead Britain from quarantine despite contracting the virus.
His health minister announced on the same day that he had also been infected.
London (dpa)
