The UK defence secretary and top military commanders are self-isolating after the chief of the armed forces tested positive for Covid-19 last week.
Cabinet minister Ben Wallace and the heads of the Royal Navy, RAF and strategic command were alerted by the NHS test and trace app to stay at home for a period of ten days after coming into close contact with the chief of defence, general Nick Carter, the ministry of defence confirmed.
The head of the army, general Mark Carleton-Smith, and general Carter's deputy have also spent the weekend in quarantine while they await the result of PCR tests after also attending the meeting but maintaining a greater distance from the commander, the Daily Telegraph reported.