JUST two hours after the Prime Minister announced he had tested positive for coronavirus, the health secretary Matt Hancock has also confirmed he has the virus.
In a Tweet, he said: 'Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus. I‘ve tested positive.'
He has mile symptoms and is working from home while self-isolating.
He added: 'Vital we follow the advice to protect our NHS & save lives'.
Earlier in the week it was announced that the Prince of Wales was also suffering “mild symptoms” of the disease.
On Thursday night Charles was seen for the first time since testing positive for coronavirus.
Clarence House posted a video in their Instagram Stories of heir to throne Charles joining in with the round of applause for the NHS from Birkhall, his private home on the Balmoral estate in Scotland.
Labour MP Angela Rayner announced on Twitter that she is also self-isolating after suffering symptoms, while Duncan Selbie, the chief executive of Public Health England is also self-isolating with symptoms.
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