Boris Johnson’s pregnant fiancee in bed for a week with coronavirus symptoms

It comes after the PM tested positive for Covid-19 last week.

Boris Johnson’s pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds has spent the week in bed with coronavirus symptoms, she revealed on Twitter.

It comes after the PM tested positive for Covid-19 last week.

Ms Symonds, 31, has been self-isolating away from her partner, who has stayed in Downing Street while she quarantines in their Camberwell home.

She wrote on Twitter: ‘I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven’t needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger and I’m on the mend.

‘Being pregnant with Covid-19 is obviously worrying. To other pregnant women, please do read and follow the most up to date guidance which I found to be v reassuring.’ 

I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven’t needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger and I’m on the mend.

— Carrie Symonds (@carriesymonds) April 4, 2020

It is not known if pregnant women are more likely to catch coronavirus. Last month, England’s chief medical officer put them in the vulnerable category as a precaution.

Ms Symonds’s news comes after Boris Johnson was forced into isolation last Friday with coronavirus symptoms.  The Prime Minister was due to exit quarantine in Downing Street yesterday, seven days after testing positive.

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But in a recent video message he confirmed that he continues to have a high temperature and will therefore remain in isolation.

He said: ‘Although I’m feeling better, and I’ve done my seven days of isolation, alas I still have one of the symptoms, a minor symptom – I still have a temperature.

‘So in accordance with Government advice I must continue my self-isolation until that symptom itself goes.’ 

His official spokesman also told reporters: ‘He does continue to have mild symptoms, in particular a high temperature.

‘The guidance is clear that if you still have a high temperature you should keep self isolating until it returns to normal.’  

Ms Symonds announced that she was pregnant and engaged to Mr Johnson earlier this year.

On her Instagram on February 29, Ms Symonds shared a photo of her and the PM and wrote: ‘I wouldn’t normally post this kind of thing on here but I wanted my friends to find out from me. 

‘Many of you already know but for my friends that still don’t, we got engaged at the end of last year… and we’ve got a baby hatching early summer.’ 

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