Health Minister has Coronavirus - will the Cabinet self isolate

[chomalungma]

Nadine Dorres has Coronavirus. Just confirmed,

What does this mean for Government

Source

twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1237503494325559296

Apparently she attended a meeting at No 10 with Johnson on Thursday.

Not good at all. I'm not a Conservative but we do need a functioning Government at the moment and Parliament needs to be open.

It's the Budget tomorrow

Boz has been self isolating since he was elected, barely seen the blighter. Planning for the plague to come, no doubt. Or, hopefully, someone is.

Didn't Boris just go visiting flood victims? Just what they need

Bloody hell

I imagine they'll all get tested, and if they test negative, I presume they can carry on as usual? Not sure what happens if half the cabinet test positive!

It will be interesting to see how many MPs turn up for the budget - if it still goes ahead?

The government will probably reassess and take massive precautions now. This shit is about to get real now its physically affecting them and isn't just some numbers on a bit of paper.

Reporting it now so it can be moved to the CORRECT forum

Seriously - a GOVERNMENT MINISTER has been affected and you want it moved?

This is serious stuff.

What's up with the thread police?

@longwayoff,Boris was at Westminster Abbey yesterday and met loads of people!!! That is just one event he has attended,yes he did meet flood victims as well.If that is what you consider “self-isolaating” give your head a wobble.

This is not a joking matter!!!

@Shinycat

Blimey someone’s got a stick up their arse.

It’s not ‘serious stuff’. She is a human with a virus. The huge likelihood is she will recover.

@Shinycat

Back at you . I have reported it to stay as this is a thread about our Government.

Unless you think the running of this country isn't important and people don't need to know this stuff?

Shinycat

really?

Johnson will probably say she still needs to come to work. Dickhead that he is...

t’s not ‘serious stuff’. She is a human with a virus. The huge likelihood is she will recover

It's about the fact that Government ministers will have been exposed - and should in theory self isolate.

Which is serious.

She's not in the cabinet. She's just a minister.

I'd imagine she sits in the COBRA meetings. What a nightmare.

@chomalungma serious - maybe, but people are capable of reading the news themselves. We do not need yet more threads on this.

What is with all the aggressive move this thread messages at the moment! It's not like it isn't relevant to everyone.

Shinecat sounds like you have issues!

@chomalungma but what's your aibu?