Boris Johnson’s pregnant sister-in-law reveals she also has coronavirus just hours after PM said he has the deadly bug
BORIS Johnson’s pregnant sister-in-law says she is “lucky to be alive” after testing positive for coronavirus hours after the PM confirmed he had the killer bug.
Gabriela Maia, who is married to Boris’s financier half-brother Max, revealed she “still recovering from the virus with some respiratory difficulties”.
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The 30-year-old told the Daily Mail: “I am OK now and I just feel so lucky to be alive and I pray that my baby is safe.
“My heart just melts for the ones who haven’t been so lucky. It’s really, really sad.”
It came after Boris shared a video message on Twitter confirming he had the deadly disease.
The PM said: “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.”
He added: “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus.”
Health Secretary Matt Hancock also revealed he had tested positive, while Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty is self-isolating with symptoms.
Defiant Boris last night vowed to run the country alone in his No11 Downing Street flat.
The 55-year-old first noticed he was suffering from a high temperature and persistent cough on Thursday afternoon. He was tested on the advice of Mr Whitty and got the results on Thursday at midnight.
He will be alone for seven days under Public Health England guidelines. A video-conferencing unit and computer have been installed in the study.
Pregnant fiancée Carrie Symonds, who is due to give birth in June, is understood to have left No11 on Monday.
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Yesterday she posted a picture of her with the couple’s dog Dilyn lying on a bed at her flat in Camberwell, South London.
To stay in the No11 flat she would have to quarantine in the same home for 14 days because PHE advice requires household members to stay isolated for double the amount of time.
But pregnant women have been classed as a “vulnerable” group – meaning they are more at risk of catching the deadly disease.
They have been urged to avoid contact with anyone who has symptoms of the disease.
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It comes as Britain’s grim death toll rose by 181 to 759 in the biggest 24-hour jump so far.
Yesterday, 168 deaths were recorded in England along with eight deaths in Scotland, six deaths in Wales and three deaths in Northern Ireland.
And 14,579 are infected with Covid-19 in Britain – an increase of 2,921 since yesterday.
