Carrie Symonds, the pregnant fiancee of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has revealed she has spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of coronavirus. Johnson is still suffering the effects of the virus after being diagnosed eight days ago. Taking to Twitter Symonds, 32, said: "I haven't needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger and I'm on the mend." She also tweeted a link to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, adding: "Being pregnant with Covid-19 is obviously worrying. To other pregnant women, please do read and follow the most up to date guidance." It was announced on Friday, March 27, that the Prime Minister had tested positive for the virus. It was said that the Tory leader only had "mild symptoms" and he self-isolated away from his fiancee in a sealed-off section of Downing Street. Johnson, 55, continued to lead the collective UK response to the crisis since the shock news by communicating with his cabinet by email and video conferences. However, video taken in midweek showed the toll the illness had taken on the Prime Minister as he looked drained and to have lost weight. Johnson said on Friday he was remaining in isolation despite the normal seven days being up. He said: "Although I'm feeling better and I've done my seven days of isolation, alas I still have one of the symptoms, a minor symptom, I still have a temperature. "So in accordance with government advice I must continue my self isolation until that symptom itself goes." Guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says viral infections during pregnancy can "occasionally be related to more severe symptoms and this will be the same for Covid-19". 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. But 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." Boris Johnson's pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds laid low by coronavirus symptoms Coronavirus
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