British MP Nadine Dorries, a minister in the health department, has tested positive for
“I can confirm I have tested positive for
Health officials are now trying to trace where she contracted the virus and who she has been in contact with, she added.
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.
The Times reported that she had been in touch with hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
She
“I would like to thank… the wonderful NHS staff who have provided me with advice and support,” she said, referring to Britain’s National Health Service.
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Six people have died in Britain from the virus, with 373 confirmed cases.
AFP
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