Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has tested positive for coronavirus.

The Queensland MP says he woke up on Friday morning with a sore throat and a temperature and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.

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In a statement, he said: “I feel fine and will provide an update in due course.”

The 49-year-old says he was hospitalised in accordance with Queensland Health’s coronavirus protocol.

The Home Affairs Minister had recently returned from a trip to the US. Credit: AAP

Dutton is one of 35 confirmed virus cases in Queensland.

Eight new cases were reported in the state overnight.

He had recently travelled to the United States to meet Trump administration officials regarding data encryption laws.

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On Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said “non-essential mass gatherings” of more than 500 people would be effectively banned from next Monday.

During a press conference in Sydney, Morrison said Parliament would be exempt from the ban.

“Parliament is essential, going to school is essential, going about your normal business and taking your kids to daycare is essential,” he said.