Ministers wait to hear if they face self-isolation after Javid tests positive

Ministers wait to hear if they face self-isolation after Javid tests positive

Ministers and officials are waiting to find out if they will have to self-isolate after Health Secretary Sajid Javid tested positive for coronavirus. It is understood Mr Javid had a meeting with the prime minister on Friday, hours before he started feeling unwell. But as of late Saturday night, Boris Johnson had not been tracked down as a close contact by NHS Test and Trace. Case numbers are continuing to rise ahead of the lifting of legal rules on social contact in England on Monday. The health secretary, who has received both vaccine doses and described his symptoms as "very mild", said he would continue to self-isolate and work from home. He announced a PCR test had confirmed a positive result he received from a lateral flow test.




Ministers and officials are waiting to find out if they will have to self-isolate after Health Secretary Sajid Javid tested positive for coronavirus. It is understood Mr Javid had a meeting with the prime minister on Friday, hours before he started feeling unwell. But as of late Saturday night, Boris Johnson had not been tracked down as a close contact by NHS Test and Trace. Case numbers are continuing to rise ahead of the lifting of legal rules on social contact in England on Monday. The health secretary, who has received both vaccine doses and described his symptoms as "very mild", said he would continue to self-isolate and work from home. He announced a PCR test had confirmed a positive result he received from a lateral flow test.