Health secretary Sajid Javid has tested positive for Covid-19 despite having received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine.
In a video message on his Twitter feed, he said his symptoms were “very mild” and he was self-isolating at home with his family. He also urged those who hadn’t received a vaccine to “get out there and get them as soon as you can”.
Mr Javid’s positve test result could mean Boris Johnson will have to self-isolate meaning he will join the hundreds of thousands who have been caught by the “pingdemic”.
It is understood the pair held a lengthly meeting in 10 Downing Street on Friday, Mr Javid began “feeling groggy” later that evening.
The health secretary’s diagnosis is being checked by a PCR test but it has sparked a new Covid scare at the heart of government.
A confirmed positive result would trigger a search by NHS Test and Trace which will instruct recent contacts of Mr Javid to follow him into self-isolation.
