March 10, 2020

British Health Minister tests positive for Covid-19

By Newsroom

One of Britain’s Health ministers, MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. She is the first MP to test positive and revealed that she had taken all the advised precautions after finding out. She has been self-isolating at home.

At least six people have died from the virus in the UK, which has a total of 382 cases.

In a statement the MP said: “I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus. Public Health England has started detailed contact tracing and the department and my parliamentary office are closely following their advice.”

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