UK’s Boris Johnson cancels trip after apologizes for party lockdown
London:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson canceled a trip to northern England on Thursday after a relative came to see Covid, officials said, a day after he apologized for a meal lock party.
A Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minister will not be visiting Lancashire today due to a family member testing positive for coronavirus.”
“He will follow guidance for vaccinated close contacts, including daily testing and limiting contact with others.”
In the UK, fully vaccinated people no longer have to self-isolate after coming into contact with an infected person. But they should “limit close contact with others outside of your household”.
Johnson lives in an apartment on Downing Street with his wife Carrie and their two young children.
For his critics, Johnson’s strict adherence to the rules now will contrast him attending a Downing Street garden party in May 2020, when Britain was under severe embargo. strict.
After days of doubting the scandal, on Wednesday he issued a “sincere apology”, acknowledging that millions of people watched the lockdown even at the cost of a final goodbye. with dying loved ones.
But opposition parties and even some Conservatives are demanding Johnson’s resignation.
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