In a statement, a spokesman from the ministry said: “The chief of the defense staff has tested positive during routine COVID-19 checks. Colleagues who were in a senior meeting with him last week, including the secretary of state, are self-isolating in line with government guidelines.”
Carter tested positive last week, after he was in a meeting on June 24 with Wallace, Vice Chief of the Defense Staff Adm. Tim Fraser, Chief of the General Staff Gen. Mark Carleton-Smith, First Sea Lord Adm. Tony Radakin, Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston, and Commander of Strategic Command Gen. Patrick Sanders.
Social distancing measures are said to have been adhered to during the meeting, but Radakin, Wigston, and Sanders still came into contact with Carter, who tested positive the day after the meeting, following an appearance at the Chalke Valley History Festival on Jue 25.
Those who are self-isolating are expected to conduct business remotely.
The NHS advises people to self-isolate immediately when notified by its app that they’ve come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the CCP virus.
Those who self-isolate are advised not to leave home for any reason other than essential care for 10 days, starting from the day on which the close contact has occurred.
