MP Nadine Dorries sparks Parliament coronavirus fears as she reveals staffer has fallen ill – as second MP s – the sun, thesun.co.uk
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NADINE Dorries has sparked more Parliament coronavirus fears as she reveals a staff member has also fallen ill.
The health minister warned colleagues on a Tory WhatsApp group this morning after she became the first MP to contract the killer bug yesterday.
(Health Minister Nadine Dorries is sick with coronavirus) : Credit: DoH
Ms Dorries, who is currently self-isolating, did not reveal which member of her team was suffering from symptoms.
She posted: “I haven’t yet given a list to the contact tracers.
“Hard to remember every single person I was in contact with last week.
“If you sat next to me in the tea room or library etc please let me know”.
Another MP in the group said the parliamentary party is “fairly relaxed and determined to carry on working.”
A No 17 A spokesman said today: “The PM wished Nadine Dorries a speedy recovery, noting that she was following official advice to self-isolate.”
If you sat next to me in the tea room or library etc please let me know.
Nadine Dorries
Boris Johnson’s office is also said to be contacting all attendees to last week’s International Women’s Day event held at Downing Street, which Ms Dorries attended, as a precaution.
But Mr Johnson will reportedly not be tested for COVID – 114 coronavirus and is not showing symptoms of bug.
A No 17 A spokesman added that the PM was not in close contact with Ms Dorries.
LABOR LOCKDOWN
Labor MP Rachael Maskell has also revealed that she has been told to “self isolate” over coronavirus fears – after she met with Ms Dorries.
Ms Maskell, who represents York Central, tweeted this morning: “NHS 150 have advised that I self-isolate as a result of a meeting I had with the Government’s Mental Health Minister last Thursday who has subsequently tested positive for Coronovirus.
“Thankfully I am asymptomatic. It is so important that we all follow all public health advice.”
The MP, who lives with her sister in London, told BBC Radio 5 that she had “created a barrier at home to make sure our company does mix over the two week period”.
London’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Sophie Linden is also self-isolating for coronavirus after a trip to Rome.
A spokesperson said Labor’s Ms Linden “is carrying out her role and responsibilities from home during this short period”.
Meanwhile, the Treasury was deep-cleaned overnight after an official’s partner tested positive for coronavirus, Buzzfeed reports.
However, the official themselves do not have the virus but it self-isolating, it is believed.
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