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Disse politikerne og kongelige er koronasmittet

Storbritannias statsminister Boris Johnson bekrefter at han er koronasmittet. Listen over smittede politikere og kongelige i verden øker stadig.

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Fredag gjorde Storbritannias statsminister Boris Johnson klart i en video på Twitter at han hadde testet positivt på koronavirus, og at han har milde symptomer som mild feber og vedvarende hoste.

Bare kort tid senere kom meldingen om at også Storbritannias helseminister, Matt Hancock, er koronasmittet.

– Poltikere er spesielt utsatt for risiko selvfølgelig, fordi de må møte veldig mange forskjellige mennesker, sier David Alexander, professor ved Risk and Disaster Reduction ved University College London til Sky News.

I det siste har stadig flere profilerte personer innen politikken og den kongelige sfære testet positivt på koronaviruset.

Dette er noen av dem:

Boris Johnson

– Det siste døgnet har jeg utviklet milde symptomer og testet positivt for koronaviruset. Jeg isolerer meg, men fortsetter å lede regjeringens innsats. Sammen skal vi overvinne dette, skriver Johnson fredag.

Han ble testet for koronaviruset etter råd fra helsedirektør og professor Chris Witty, heter det i en uttalelse fra statsministerens kontor, ifølge BBC.

Johnson bor sammen med sin gravide samboer, Carrie Symonds. Det var fredag spekulasjoner om at hun hadde flyttet ut av Downing Street 10. Som gravid må man være ekstra påpasselig.

Matt Hancock

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 file photo, Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock gives a television interview as he launches his party's election campaign poster. Matt Hancock has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Friday March 27, 2020, the same day as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was confirmed to have COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Virus Outbreak Britain FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 file photo, Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock gives a television interview as he launches his party's election campaign poster. Matt Hancock has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Friday March 27, 2020, the same day as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was confirmed to have COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) (Matt Dunham/AP)

Storbritannias helseminister, Matt Hancock. Foto: NTB scanpix

Bare et par timer etter at beskjeden om Boris Johnson kom, kom også beskjeden om at helseminister Matt Hancock er smittet.  Fra før av har andre politikere også testet positivt. En av de første var statssekretær i helsedepartmentet, Nadine Dorries.

Prins Charles

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 04, 2020 Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales reacts during his visit to the London Transport Museum in London on March 4, 2020, to take part in celebrations to mark 20 years of the museum. - Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said on March 25, 2020. The 71-year-old is displaying mild symptoms of COVID-19 "but otherwise remains in good health", Clarence House said in a statement. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 04, 2020 Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales reacts during his visit to the London Transport Museum in London on March 4, 2020, to take part in celebrations to mark 20 years of the museum. - Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said on March 25, 2020. The 71-year-old is displaying mild symptoms of COVID-19 "but otherwise remains in good health", Clarence House said in a statement. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP) (VICTORIA JONES/AFP)

Prins Charles ble bekreftet smittet denne uka. Foto: NTB scanpix

Den britiske tronarvingen, prins Charles, er koronasmittet, ble det meldt onsdag 25. mars. Prinsen har milde symptomer, men er ellers ved god helse. At den 71 år gamle prinsen er smittet har skapt bekymring for at moren,  dronning Elizabeth, også skal ha fått det. Både dronningen og ektemannen prins Phillip tilhører en utsatt gruppe på grunn av sin høye alder. Dronningen er 93 år gammel, mens mannen hennes er fem år eldre. Men Buckingham Palace har sagt at Dronningen har det bra.

Fyrst Albert

(FILES)This file photo taken on July 10, 2019 shows Prince Albert II of Monaco attending a match at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. - Monaco's Prince Albert II has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the principality said in a statement on March 19, 2020, adding there were "no concerns for his health". (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

(FILES)This file photo taken on July 10, 2019 shows Prince Albert II of Monaco attending a match at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. - Monaco's Prince Albert II has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the principality said in a statement on March 19, 2020, adding there were "no concerns for his health". (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP)

Fyrst Albert.  Foto: NTB scanpix

Beskjeden om at fyrst Albert av Monaco er smittet av koronaviruset kom 19. mars. Den 61 år gamle fyrsten er ikke alvorlig syk, og han vil fortsette å jobbe hjemmefra i sin private leilighet i det kongelige palasset.

Justin Trudeaus kone

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 08, 2018 Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive for a welcome ceremony for G7 leaders on the first day of the summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada. - Some celebrities around the world are affected by the novel coronavirus. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been in quarantaine since March 13, 2020 and for two weeks, as his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau was tested positive. (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS / AFP)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 08, 2018 Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive for a welcome ceremony for G7 leaders on the first day of the summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada. - Some celebrities around the world are affected by the novel coronavirus. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been in quarantaine since March 13, 2020 and for two weeks, as his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau was tested positive. (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS / AFP) (GEOFF ROBINS/AFP)

Justin Trudeau med kona Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. Foto: NTB scanpix

Kona til Canadas statsminister, Justin Trudeau, er koronasmittet. Sophie Gregoire Trudeau hadde influensalignende symptomer etter at hun vendte tilbake fra et oppdrag i Storbritannia. Det førte til at Justin Trudeau og kona isolerte seg hjemme. Trudeau har siden styrt landet hjemmefra.

Pedro Sanchez' kone

Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sanchez speaks to supporters gathered at the party headquarters waiting for results of the general election in Madrid, Sunday, April 28, 2019. Spain's governing Socialists won the country's national election Sunday but will need the backing of smaller parties to stay in power, while a far-right party rode a groundswell of support to enter the lower house of parliament for the first time in four decades, provisional results showed. At left is his wife Maria Begona Gomez. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Party candidate Pedro Sanchez speaks to supporters gathered at the party headquarters waiting for results of the general election in Madrid, Sunday, April 28, 2019. Spain's governing Socialists won the country's national election Sunday but will need the backing of smaller parties to stay in power, while a far-right party rode a groundswell of support to enter the lower house of parliament for the first time in four decades, provisional results showed. At left is his wife Maria Begona Gomez. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas) (Andrea Comas/AP)

Spanias statsminister, Pedro Sanchez, og kona Begona Gomez. Foto: NTB scanpix

Kona til Spanias statsminister, Pedro Sanchez, er koronasmittet. Begona Gomez skal imidertid være i grei form. Også Spanias visestatsminister, Carmen Calvo, er smittet, og hun er innlagt på sykehus. Spania, og særlig Madrid, er svært hardt rammet av koronaepidemien for øyeblikket.

EU-topp Michel Barnier

FILE PHOTO: Michel Barnier, Brexit chief negotiator for Europe on future ties with Britain, gives a news conference after the first week of EU-UK negotiations, in Brussels, Belgium, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Michel Barnier, Brexit chief negotiator for Europe on future ties with Britain, gives a news conference after the first week of EU-UK negotiations, in Brussels FILE PHOTO: Michel Barnier, Brexit chief negotiator for Europe on future ties with Britain, gives a news conference after the first week of EU-UK negotiations, in Brussels, Belgium, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo (Johanna Geron/Reuters)

Michel Barnier. Foto: NTB scanpix

Michel Barnier, som leder EUs forhandlinger med Storbritannia, har testet positivt på koronaviruset.

– Jeg vil informere om at jeg har testet positivt på covid-19-viruset. Jeg har det bra og er ved godt mot. Jeg og mitt team følger alle nødvendige tiltak, skrev han på Twitter da han kunngjorde det nylig.

NB: Det ble tidligere i måneden også meldt at Brasils president, Jair Bolsonaro, hadde testet positivt. Dette ble senere tilbakevist av Bolsonaro selv.

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