Qld Health Minister Yvette D’Ath tests positive for Covid-19
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath reveals she has tested positive for Covid-19 after showing mild symptoms.
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Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has tested positive to Covid-19.
The Minister said she had mild symptoms and will be working from home this week.
“I am grateful that I have received all of my vaccination shots,” she wrote on social media.
“It is a timely reminder for all Queenslanders that Covid is still in our community.”
Ms D’Ath, who will miss this week’s parliamentary sitting week, is the second Minister to contract Covid-19 after Education Minister Grace Grace tested positive in late January.
More than 3700 new cases were recorded in Queensland on Monday, while another two people lost their lives.
The number of people being treated in hospital has dropped to 233, however there are 19 people in ICU.
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