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Boris Johnson could be in danger of contracting the deadly coronavirus as Nadine Dorries tested positive for the disease yesterday. The health minister is the first known government official to fall ill with the novel virus since it planted a foothold in the country earlier this year.

The Prime Minister allegedly will not get tested for COVID-19, according to ITV's political correspondent Paul Brand.

He said via Twtter: "The Prime Minister will not be tested for coronavirus and does not have any symptoms of the disease, according to No 10 sources."

Mr Brand added in a follow-up tweet: "PM is understood not to have come into close contact with Nadine Dorries.

"Advice is you have to be within 2 metres of someone and PM also regularly washes his hands."