Coronavirus: Boris Johnson's pregnant fiancée Carrie Symonds confirms she has symptoms
Carrie Symonds has told how she has spent the past week in bed with Covid-19 symptoms - partner Boris Johnson has tested positive and is self-isolating at No 10
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Chiara FiorilloNews Reporter
Updated 18:29, 4 Apr 2020
Boris Johnson's pregnant fiancée said she has been suffering with coronavirus symptoms and has spent the past week in bed.
Carrie Symonds shared the news on Twitter - adding that, after resting for seven days, she is now feeling better.
She wrote: "I've spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus.
"I haven't needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger and I'm on the mend."
Ms Symonds shared advice for pregnant women, who are considered to be one of the categories most at risk, tweeting a link to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
She tweeted: "Being pregnant with Covid-19 is obviously worrying.
"To other pregnant women, please do read and follow the most up to date guidance which I found to be v reassuring."
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds are expecting their first child (
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Health minister Nadine Dorries, who was the first MP to be diagnosed with coronavirus, tweeted: "I've been speaking to @carriesymonds regularly throughout.
"She presented with and has been through the classic signs and symptoms most people experience with #COVID19.
"She is now recovering and getting stronger day by day. #InThisTogether."
Carrie said she spent the last week in bed and is now feeling better (
Boris Johnson said he is feeling better despite a high temperature (
It comes after Boris Johnson tested positive for the virus on March 27 - but remains isolated amid reports the virus 'hit him hard'.
In a video message he posted on social media on Thursday, the leader insisted he is feeling better despite a high temperature.
Shortly after the PM announced he tested positive for Covid-19, Ms Symonds - who usually lives with the PM in the Number 11 flat - shared a photograph of herself self-isolating in Camberwell, south London, with the couple's dog Dilyn.
Mr Johnson, 55, is expecting his first child with 32-year-old Carrie Symonds in the summer.
While pregnant women do not appear more likely to contract coronavirus than the general population, pregnancy itself alters the body's immune system and response to viral infections in general.
Guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says viral infections can "occasionally be related to more severe symptoms and this will be the same for Covid-19".
Carrie Symonds last night shared a photo of herself with dog Dilyn self-isolating (
It says that while the risks are small overall, health professionals should look out for more severe symptoms of Covid-19 in pregnant women who test positive, such as pneumonia and a lack of oxygen.
The RCOG said the current expert opinion is that unborn babies are unlikely to be exposed to Covid-19 during pregnancy.
There is also no data at the moment suggesting an increased risk of miscarriage for pregnant women.
The RCOG reiterates Government advice that pregnant women "should pay particular attention to avoiding contact with people who are known to have Covid-19 or those who exhibit possible symptoms".
It adds: "Women above 28 weeks' gestation should be particularly attentive to social distancing and minimising contact with others."
As of today, 41,903 people in the UK have tested positive for Covid-19.
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