Australia's home affairs minister tests positive for coronavirus
Reuters
March 13, 2020 15:14 MYT
March 13, 2020 15:14 MYT
Australian Minister of Home Affairs Peter Dutton speaks next to Sri Lanka's Navy Commander Piyal De Silva during a news conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files
Australia's home affairs minister Peter Dutton said he tested positive for coronavirus on Friday.
"This morning I woke up with a temperature and sore throat. I immediately contacted the Queensland Department of Health and was subsequently tested for COVID-19. I was advised by Queensland Health this afternoon that the test had returned positive," he said in a statement issued by his office.
"I feel fine and will provide an update in due course."
Australia has recorded 156 infections and three deaths from the flu-like disease but authorities expect this to increase rapidly in the coming weeks with the arrival of the southern hemisphere winter.