British prime minister will take part in daily testing pilot after health secretary diagnosed with Covid; athletes are first to test positive on site
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak “will be conducting only essential government business” while taking part in a daily contact testing pilot after being pinged by NHS test and trace.
The British prime minister is reported to have had a lengthy meeting with the health secretary Sajid Javid, who has tested positive for Covid-19, at number 10 on Friday.
Two athletes became the first to test positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said Sunday, Reuters reports.
Less than a week before the Olympics is due to begin, the cases will heighten concerns over the event.
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