<p>British MP Nadine Dorries, a minister in the health department, has tested positive for coronavirus, she said in a statement on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus... and have been self-isolating at home," said the Conservative MP.</p>.<p>Health officials are now trying to trace where she contracted the virus and who she has been in contact with, she added.</p>.<p>Dorries, who helped craft the legislation to fight the bug, is the first British politician to be diagnosed with COVID-19, raising immediate concern about whether she has spread the infection.</p>.<p>The Times reported that she had been in touch with hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-total-confirmed-cases-reach-4-in-karnataka-12-in-kerala-56-in-india-799686.html" target="_blank">Follow coronavirus live updates here</a></strong></p>.<p>She fell unwell on Friday while signing the document that declared coronavirus a notifiable disease, meaning companies could obtain insurance cover, said the paper, adding she was now believed to be on the road to recovery.</p>.<p>"I would like to thank... the wonderful NHS staff who have provided me with advice and support," she said, referring to Britain's National Health Service.</p>.<p>The shock news is likely to increase calls to suspend parliament, despite the government's reluctance to do so in the middle of a health crisis. Six people have died in Britain from the virus, with 373 confirmed cases. </p>
<p>British MP Nadine Dorries, a minister in the health department, has tested positive for coronavirus, she said in a statement on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus... and have been self-isolating at home," said the Conservative MP.</p>.<p>Health officials are now trying to trace where she contracted the virus and who she has been in contact with, she added.</p>.<p>Dorries, who helped craft the legislation to fight the bug, is the first British politician to be diagnosed with COVID-19, raising immediate concern about whether she has spread the infection.</p>.<p>The Times reported that she had been in touch with hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-total-confirmed-cases-reach-4-in-karnataka-12-in-kerala-56-in-india-799686.html" target="_blank">Follow coronavirus live updates here</a></strong></p>.<p>She fell unwell on Friday while signing the document that declared coronavirus a notifiable disease, meaning companies could obtain insurance cover, said the paper, adding she was now believed to be on the road to recovery.</p>.<p>"I would like to thank... the wonderful NHS staff who have provided me with advice and support," she said, referring to Britain's National Health Service.</p>.<p>The shock news is likely to increase calls to suspend parliament, despite the government's reluctance to do so in the middle of a health crisis. Six people have died in Britain from the virus, with 373 confirmed cases. </p>