Boris Johnson Kept Working, But the Virus Took Over

There are growing concerns that a trail of errors exposed the British prime minister to critical risk when the country needed him most.

Boris Johnson speaks during a daily coronavirus briefing inside number 10 Downing Street in London on March 19.Photographer: Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Boris Johnson was on his own. He had been self-isolating for a week since testing positive for coronavirus. His domestic staff left trays of food outside his apartment door.