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Full list: senior government figures affected by coronavirus

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Boris Johnson, who has tested positive for coronavirus, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of St Thomas’ Hospital in London on Monday night, after his symptoms worsened. According to Number 10 officials on Monday, Boris remains conscious and was moved to the ward as a precaution in case he requires ventilation. The Times reports today that he has not been intubated and only needed four litres of oxygen – the normal threshold for intensive care is 15 litres.

Below are the cabinet members and senior government figures who have also been impacted by the virus so far: 

Boris Johnson, Prime Minister
Tested positive for coronavirus – currently in hospital

Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Tested positive for coronavirus – has recovered and is now back at work

Dominic Cummings, Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister
Has shown symptoms so is self-isolating

Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer
Had shown symptoms and self-isolated – has now returned to work 

Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Adviser
Not tested – has not shown symptoms

Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Not known if tested

Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Tested twice for coronavirus – both tests came back negative
Is currently Boris Johnson’s de facto deputy

Priti Patel, Secretary of State for the Home Department
Not known if tested

Michael Gove, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Is currently self-isolating after a family member showed symptoms

Robert Buckland QC, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Not known if tested

Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence
Had symptoms of coronavirus and self-isolated for seven days – has now recovered

Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Not known if tested

Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade
Not known if tested

Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Not known if tested

Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education
Not known if tested

George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Not known if tested

Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Not known if tested

Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport
Not known if tested

Brandon Lewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Not known if tested

Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland
Has shown symptoms so is self-isolating – has not yet tested positive

Simon Hart, Secretary of State for Wales
Not known if tested

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal
Not known if tested

Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Not known if tested

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Secretary of State for International Development
Tested negative for coronavirus in mid-March

Amanda Milling, Minister without Portfolio
Not known if tested

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