UK health minister tests positive for coronavirus

Nadine Dorries, UK's junior health minister, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Dorries was being treated for the infection. According to local media, Dorries has met hundreds of people in parliament in the past week and attended a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

UK Health Minister Matt Hancock tweeted about Dorries, saying: "Really sorry to hear Nadine has tested positive for coronavirus. She has done the right thing by self isolating at home, and both NHS and PHE staff have been brilliant. We all wish her well as she recovers."