British MP Nadine Dorries, who is also a minister in the health department, has tested positive for coronavirus.
This was revealed by Dorries herself in a statement on Tuesday.
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“I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus,” said the Conservative MP.
She futher stated she has been self-isolating at home.
Health officials are now trying to trace where she contracted the virus and who she has been in contact with, she added.
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Dorries, who helped craft the legislation to fight the bug, is the first British politician to be diagnosed with COVID-19, raising immediate concern about whether she has spread the infection.
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Reports claimed she had been in touch with hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
She fell unwell on Friday while signing the document that declared coronavirus a notifiable disease, meaning companies could obtain insurance cover.
She was now believed to be on the road to recovery.