Six MPs have now self-isolated amidst fears of a coronavirus outbreak in the Houses of Parliament. It comes the day after Nadine Dorries tested positive for the disease and Shadow Employment Rights Minister Rachel Maskell was told to self-isolate.
An unnamed cabinet minister, aside from Ms Dorries, has self-isolated. The Cabinet minister was tested for the virus on Wednesday and will receive the results of the test this morning, sources said.
Edward Argar, a second health minister, also stayed at home after dining with Ms Dorries in Parliament on Thursday last week.
He was later seen coughing at the dispatch box in the House of Commons on Tuesday. The identities of the other two MPs in self-isolation is not yet known.
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