Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Positive for COVID-19

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reacts as he sits in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Oct. 23, 2017. AAP/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19.

“Like hundreds of thousands of other Australians I have tested positive for COVID. Symptoms moderate so far. Isolating as required,” Turnbull wrote on Twitter on Saturday.