On Tuesday, British Junior Health Minister Nadine Dorries announced that she has tested positive for coronavirus and is in the process of self-isolating.
Dorries claims to have taken all the advised precautions as soon as she received her diagnosis. Detailed contact tracing has commenced and her office is closely following advice.
“Public Health England has started detailed contact tracing and the department and my parliamentary office are closely following their advice.”
– Nadine Dorries, Junior health minister
Dorries has reportedly met several hundreds of individuals in Parliament last week and even attended a reception with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Health Minister Matt Hancock tweeted out his regret hearing the diagnosis and states that she has made the right move by self-isolating.
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