UK PM allegedly failed to isolate when exposed to Covid positive case - Staff of Downing Street self-isolated but Boris Johnson was allegedly not among them
LONDON, United Kingdom- In yet another allegation of hypocrisy and being a law unto himself, United Kingdom Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has been accused of failing to self-isolate last January despite coming into close contact with a Downing Street aide who tested positive.
2022-01-05 20:13:19 - VI News Staff
The Prime Minister had recorded his official New Year message on December 31, 2020, as the nation was on the brink of a devastating second wave of Covid.
According to the Daily Mirror on January 4, 2022, No 10’s videographer, who sources claimed stood “close” to Mr Johnson during the recording, later tested positive for coronavirus.
They informed Downing Street chiefs and other colleagues in the room at the time were asked to self-isolate at home for 10 days.
‘Boris’ allegedly failed to isolate
But the PM was not among them, the Daily Mirror alleged.
Just five days later, on January 4, 2021, Mr Johnson announced the country would be plunged into its third national lockdown.
One source told the Mirror that the videographer, who was not wearing a face-mask, had stood “face-to-face” with the PM for around 15 minutes.
They also suggested that the aide was standing just within two metres of Mr Johnson during the recording.
Under official guidance at the time, those who came within two metres, for more than 15 minutes, of somebody who later tested positive were required to self-isolate.
The quarantine rules also applied to those who came into face-to-face contact, within one metre and for any length of time, with a person who then developed Covid.