Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he tested positive for COVID-19, but would continue his official duties while isolating.
“I am experiencing flu-like symptoms and will be recovering over the next week,” Morrison said in a statement.
He said he would continue working as prime minister, focusing on his administration’s responses to the Ukraine war and devastating floods on Australia’s east coast.
He is isolating in his official Sydney residence after testing positive on Tuesday, he added.
A senior administration official who works closely with the prime minister yesterday said that he was also infected.
“I am not experiencing any significant symptoms, only a