British junior health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating, she said according to Reuters.
Dorries said she took "all the advised precautions" as soon as she was told of her diagnosis.
"Public Health England has started detailed contact tracing and the department and my parliamentary office are closely following their advice," she said in a statement issued through the UK’s health department.
The Times reported that Dorries met hundreds of people in Parliament in the past week and attended a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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