UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Admitted to Hospital Over COVID-19

Spokesperson says he's being hospitalized as a precaution 'for tests'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the CCP virus in London, UK, on March 3, 2020. Frank Augstein/Pool via Reuters

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to the hospital for tests, coming just days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to his office, which said the move is precautionary.

Johnson is one of nearly 48,000 UK residents to have contracted the potentially fatal CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19.