Covid: UK health secretary Matt Hancock to self-isolate
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5D118)
Minister will quarantine until Sunday after being contacted by NHS app
Matt Hancock has become the latest senior politician to self-isolate after contact with someone who has contracted coronavirus, with the UK health secretary saying he had been pinged" by the NHS app.
Hancock said he would stay at home until Sunday. While the standard self-isolation period is 10 days, this dates from the time of the contact. This would indicate he was in contact with the relevant person on Wednesday or Thursday last week.
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