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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has tested positive for coronavirus. Mr Dutton said in a statement on Friday he had been tested after waking up with a temperature and sore throat that morning. "I feel fine and will provide an update in due course," he said. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will not need to self-isolate, his office said, because his most recent contact with Mr Dutton was more than 24 hours before the minister showed symptoms. Read more: Red Hot Summer Tour festival in Kiama to go ahead this weekend Mr Dutton, one of the Coalition government's most senior ministers, said he contacted the Queensland Department of Health immediately after noticing the symptoms on Friday morning. The Prime Minister's Office released a statement saying Mr Dutton had been isolated according to Queensland Health policies. Queensland Health will trace Mr Dutton's recent contacts. The Home Affairs minister attended Tuesday's meeting of the federal cabinet in person, and Thursday's meeting of the National Security Committee via video link. "In advice provided to the Prime Minister this evening, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer has reiterated that only people who had close contact with the minister in the preceding 24 hours before he became symptomatic need to self-isolate," the Prime Minister's Office said. "That does not include the Prime Minister or any other members of the cabinet." Mr Dutton's positive test result has also raised questions about his recent contacts with Five Eyes security ministers and Ivanka Trump at a meeting in Washington earlier this month. We have removed our paywall from our stories about the coronavirus. This is a rapidly changing situation and we want to make sure our readers are as informed as possible. If you would like to support our journalists you can subscribe here. Read more:

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