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The Papers: Virus ‘strikes at heart of government’ NewsColony By BBC News Staff Image caption Most of the front pages lead with the news that the prime minister has tested positive for coronavirus. Boris Johnson is one of the “big three” to be hit by the virus, the Daily Mail says – with Health Secretary Matt Hancock also testing positive and Chief Medical Officer Prof Chris Whitty showing symptoms. The paper describes the development as “a triple blow to the heart of government” – although Mr Johnson and Mr Hancock are only experiencing mild symptoms and are both working from home while self-isolating. Image caption The Sun says the prime minister will be “running the country by video link” from his Downing Street flat, while his pregnant fiancée, Carrie Symonds, has moved out. It comes as the death toll in the UK rose by 181 to 759, the paper adds. Image caption “No 10 virus bombshell”, is the headline for the Daily Express, which says the prime minister has “vowed to...