A top Australian Cabinet member, who was pictured meeting with White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump, Attorney General William Barr and other White House officials last week, confirmed Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
“This morning I woke up with a temperature and sore throat,” Peter Dutton, the Australian Minister for Home Affairs and a member of Australia’s Parliament, said in a statement Friday on Twitter. “I immediately contacted the Queensland Department of Health and was subsequently tested for COVID-19. I was advised by Queensland Health this afternoon that the test had returned positive.”
“It is the policy of Queensland Health that anyone who tests positive is to be admitted into hospital and I have complied with their advice,” he continued. “I feel fine and will provide an update in due course.”
— Peter Dutton (@PeterDutton_MP) March 13, 2020
Dutton was in Washington, D.C., last week for meetings on the Five Eyes security pact, an intelligence alliance between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain and the U.S., USA Today reported. A photo was shared on Twitter of Dutton, Trump, Barr and White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, among others, on March 6.
Yesterday 🇦🇺 Home Affairs @PeterDutton_MP joins @IvankaTrump, Attorney General Barr & our five eyes partners 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇳🇿 to fight online child exploitation. We heard from 9 brave survivors & announced principles that technology companies should implement to protect children online pic.twitter.com/3ifeJnGJPI
— Australia in the US 🇦🇺🇺🇸 (@AusintheUS) March 6, 2020
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Australia minister who met with Barr, Ivanka Trump diagnosed with coronavirus https://t.co/frHbxxWpvk pic.twitter.com/DgkuiiyFHA
— The Hill (@thehill) March 13, 2020
Ivanka Trump works from home after interacting with official who tested for coronavirus https://t.co/h63XT8C3w8 pic.twitter.com/OIgeMxJqOO
— The Hill (@thehill) March 13, 2020
I wonder, should his precious daughter get sick, will Trump stop playing politics and actually do something?
Probably not. She will of course be immediately tested and her results returned quickly unlike the rest of us. She will get the best medical care and will not have to worry about a hospital room, getting oxygen if needed or want for anything if she needs to be hospitalized. She is part of the Royal Family after all.
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