Mr Donaldson tweeted on Tuesday that he had received a positive result from a PCR test. Photo: PA Images
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DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has tested positive for Covid-19.
Mr Donaldson tweeted on Tuesday that he had received a positive result from a PCR test.
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“When I returned from London on Friday evening I felt a cold coming on, but it has been getting worse,” he said.
“PCR test has now come back positive. Close contacts will be notified. Thankfully I received my booster two weeks ago. The importance of being vaccinated cannot be overstated.”
1/2 When I returned from London on Friday evening I felt a cold coming on but it has been getting worse. PCR test has now come back positive. Close contacts will be notified. Thankfully I received my booster two weeks ago. The importance of being vaccinated cannot be overstated.
He added: “Work still goes on even though I’m a bit croaky. Sore throat is most uncomfortable symptom. I will still be having a virtual meeting with the foreign secretary @trussliz this afternoon on the need to remove the Irish Sea border which is reducing accessibility to medicines etc.”
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