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View all search resultsUK health minister gets COVID-19 ahead of 'freedom day'
Javid had a "lengthy" meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, according to the Sunday Times. Johnson nearly died of COVID-19 last year.
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ritish Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating -- just as his government prepared to jettison most pandemic restrictions in England.
Under his government's rules, Javid is now required to self-isolate for 10 days, after he tweeted that a PCR test had confirmed his initial lateral flow test.
Any of his "close contacts" -- potentially including others in the government -- would have to self-isolate too if they receive instructions from the state-run National Health Service (NHS).
Javid had a "lengthy" meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, according to the Sunday Times. Johnson nearly died of COVID-19 last year.
The prime minister will undertake "only essential government business" in the week ahead after the state health service designated him a close contact of a person infected with COVID-19, Downing Street said Sunday.
Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak were both designated but are taking part in a government pilot scheme that enables them to continue working, a spokesperson said, after Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Participating individuals must take daily tests and self-isolate when not at work, according to the pilot's rules. The development comes just as Johnson's government prepares to jettison most pandemic restrictions in England on Monday.
