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Nadine Dorries, health minister, has caught the coronavirus [View all]
UK government minister tests positive – report
In the UK, a health minister is reportedly in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.
According to the Times, Nadine Dorries, a parliamentary under secretary of state at the department of health and social care, fell ill last Friday and her diagnosis was confirmed on Tuesday.
The paper’s reporting that Dorries has “met hundreds of people in parliament in the past week and attended a reception at No 10 with Boris Johnson”. She is said to be recovering. This is the first case of an MP testing positive and the news comes amid discussions over whether parliament should be temporarily shut down.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/10/coronavirus-update-latest-italy-shutdown-lockdown-who-pandemic-outbreak-quarantine-uk-cases-usa-america-australia-live-news-updates?page=with:block-5e6814038f085f0b8d945fb0#block-5e6814038f085f0b8d945fb0
In the UK, a health minister is reportedly in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.
According to the Times, Nadine Dorries, a parliamentary under secretary of state at the department of health and social care, fell ill last Friday and her diagnosis was confirmed on Tuesday.
The paper’s reporting that Dorries has “met hundreds of people in parliament in the past week and attended a reception at No 10 with Boris Johnson”. She is said to be recovering. This is the first case of an MP testing positive and the news comes amid discussions over whether parliament should be temporarily shut down.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/10/coronavirus-update-latest-italy-shutdown-lockdown-who-pandemic-outbreak-quarantine-uk-cases-usa-america-australia-live-news-updates?page=with:block-5e6814038f085f0b8d945fb0#block-5e6814038f085f0b8d945fb0
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