An MP from Greater Manchester, Yasmin Qureshi, is currently in hospital with pneumonia after contracting COVID-19.
In an announcement on Facebook, Qureshi said she was admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital on Saturday.
Qureshi is MP for Bolton East.
The 57-year-old Labour MP said that she tested positive for the CCP virus after feeling unwell two weeks ago. “My family and I immediately self-isolated at home. I have not travelled to Westminster or anywhere else,” she said.
She said that after 10 days of working remotely, she began to feel much worse.
“I’m being very well looked after and have nothing but praise and admiration for the wonderful staff at the hospital. They have been amazing throughout the process and I would like to extend my thanks to everyone working here in such difficult circumstances,” she said.
Constituents can get in touch with her staff as normal, she added.
Her constituency is one of a total of 27 that fall within the Greater Manchester region and would be subject to the Tier 3 restrictions that the central government wants to impose.
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is currently in negotiations with Westminster over the possible shift to the highest alert level in the new system.
Local politicians have opposed the government’s new approach.
A number of other MPs have caught the virus, including most notably the prime minister and Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
MP Margaret Ferrier was kicked out of the Scottish Independence Party after she admitted to taking a train after testing positive.
They said their investigation revealed that she made the journey before the relevant legislation in England had come into force.
The Metropolitan Police said that they had referred the case to police in Scotland, where different restrictions and laws have been enacted to tackle the pandemic.
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