Johnson urges British people to continue self-isolating in video update

Boris Johnson appearing via video link from Downing Street (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor)

Boris Johnson has acknowledged the frustration of people self-isolating due to coronavirus but urged them to continue social distancing from those they live with.

The UK prime minister posted a video update online from Downing Street, where he himself continues to isolate, and joked that he had finally been “put under house arrest”.