British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Westminster Abbey to attend a service to mark Armistice Day in London, Britain, Nov. 11, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

The Downing Street spokesman said the prime minister "will carry on working from Downing Street, including on leading the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic."

LONDON, Nov. 15  -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-quarantining after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, a Downing Street spokesman said in a statement Sunday.

The spokesman said the prime minister "will carry on working from Downing Street, including on leading the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic."

"The PM is well and does not have any symptoms of COVID-19," the statement added.

Johnson had a meeting with some MPs in 10 Downing Street on Thursday morning, including Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, who later developed coronavirus symptoms and tested positive, Sky News reported.

The prime minister recovered from COVID-19, the coronavirus-caused illness, after contracting the virus in late March and spending three days in intensive care in early April.