Coronavirus: Who did Boris Johnson meet before testing positive for COVID-19?

As the prime minister announces he has coronavirus, concern will turn to the number of people he has come into contact with

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Boris Johnson was last seen in public on Thursday evening as he clapped outside Number 10 as part of a nationwide gesture to thank NHS staff.On Wednesday, Mr Johnson chaired a meeting before appearing at Prime Minister's Question's where he was sitting close to Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Home Secretary Priti Patel.sessions - however most ministers are believed to have dialled in.Professor Chris Whitty and chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance look on as Mr Johnson holds a news conference

He has also been seen at several of the government's televised daily briefings in where he has appeared alongside senior medical officials including England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty and the government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance. Downing Street has previously confirmed that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab would stand in if Mr Johnson was too unwell to continue.

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