DECLARING victory before you are certain a foe has been vanquished can lead to adverse events, including making you look somewhat foolish.
Think George W Bush's 'Mission Accomplished' speech about the war in Iraq in 2003, only for US troops to remain on the ground for several years attempting to finish the job.
Now it appears British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson's declaration that the UK has triumphed over COVID-19 may have come a little too soon, with his Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, testing positive for the pandemic virus, shortly after speaking during a packed sitting of the House of Commons yesterday.
Truss, who has been touted as a potential successor to the controversy-mired Johnson, was seated amongst a largely maskless frontbench, and next to Home Secretary, Priti Patel.
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