UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for coronavirus

The health minister became the first UK lawmaker to be diagnosed with the virus. As per reports, UK has recorded 6 coronavirus deaths and over 380 cases.

UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries | Commons

Londond: United Kingdom Health Minister Nadine Dorries was diagnosed with coronavirus on Tuesday.

Dorries, in a statement, said she that took all the advised precautions and have been self isolating at home. Dorries, who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2019, becomes the first lawmaker to be diagnosed with the disease in the country.

“I can confirm I have tested positive for Coronavirus,” Dorries said in a statement. “As soon as I was informed I took all the advised precautions and have been self isolating at home.”

The UK has confirmed over 380 cases of the deadly virus and six fatalities.