BORIS Johnson’s personal photographer has caught coronavirus – and may have spread it around the new NHS Nightingale hospital.
Andrew Parsons took pictures of the Prime Minister last week before going to the east London hospital to take snaps for No.10.
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The snapper then came down with the virus earlier this week.
Even after Boris announced he had tested positive for coronavirus the photographer was taking up close and personal shots of civil service staff at the Downing Street Covid-19 meeting, which the PM chaired through a video call.
Previous government advice warned people to self-isolate for seven days if they had been in contact with someone known to have the virus.
He later took snaps inside the new NHS Nightingale hospital alongside dozens of squaddies who are helping to build the new facility inside the Excel conference centre in East London.
A source said: “After Boris was diagnosed, instead of self isolating he (Parsons) went over to the new hospital at Excel to do pictures.
“Instead of doing the sensible thing he has potentially passed it on to all the squaddies working over there, as well as a number of civil servants and officials he’s been in touch with.
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“He was last close to the PM after the hand clap pics in Downing Street last Thursday – and was stood next to other photographers and film crews – potentially giving it to them too.”
Another source added: “There are quite a few people in No.10 who have got it now.”
Mr Parsons is constantly at the Prime Minister’s side at events and functions and documents his day to day meetings in Downing Street.
It’s understood he has mild symptoms and is recovering at home.
He was hired earlier this year as a Special Adviser – where pay starts from £40,500 and rises to £145,000.
The job is his second spell as an official photographer to the prime minister after he was first hired by David Cameron.
Downing Street declined to comment.
