Johnson ‘absolutely full of beans’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is well after coming into contact with someone with Covid19 and will drive the government forward via Zoom, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said yesterday.

‘‘He’s well.

‘‘He’s absolutely full of beans,’’' Hancock told Sky News.

‘‘He’ll be, I’ve got no doubt, driving things forward this week by Zoom.’’

Johnson said yesterday he had been told by the NHS test and trace scheme to selfisolate for two weeks.

He would be working from home at 10 Downing Street.

When Johnson caught Covid19 in March, he tried to work through the illness ‘‘in denial’’, but ended up wearing an oxygen mask in an intensive care unit and was ultimately out of action for almost a month.

He later said he had fought for his life as the state prepared for the unthinkable: the possible death in office of a prime minister.— Reuters