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Boris Johnson Is Ready for His Extreme WFH Close-Up
Running countries via video-conference is new in world affairs. It would be wrong to assume that the transition will be smooth.
The isolated leader.
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It was only a matter of time before a sitting world leader tested positive for Covid-19. In confirming he has a mild case of the new coronavirus, Boris Johnson follows a string of other lesser political figures, from France’s culture minister to Iran’s deputy health minister (and Britain’s Prince of Wales if you consider his constitutional role).
He won’t be the last. Pandemics don’t respect class or wealth, and the virus has thrived in the political world, where age and experience reign, crowds gather to press the flesh and travel is constant.