UK Defence Secretary Self-Isolating After Military Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19

UK Defence Secretary Self-Isolating After Military Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19
Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Nick Carter on March 19, 2021. Andrew Matthews/PA
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British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and a number of top military commanders are self-isolating after Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Nick Carter tested positive for CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the Ministry of Defense has confirmed.

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.”