Australia Minister Who Met Ivanka Trump Diagnosed With Virus

  • Home Minister Peter Dutton announced he is now in hospital
  • PM Morrison urges Australians to reconsider overseas travel
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A senior Australian government minister who met White House officials including Ivanka Trump in Washington last week has been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton, released a statement late Friday saying he’d been diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to hospital. The Cabinet member visited the White House on March 5 and was pictured with Ivanka Trump, Attorney General William Barr and other ministers representing the Five Eyes security pact.