British defence secretary Ben Wallace and a number of top military commanders are self-isolating after Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Nick Carter tested positive for CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. In a statement, a spokesman from the ministry said that “the chief of the defence 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.” Carter tested positive last week, after he was in a meeting on Thursday with Wallace, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Adm. Tim Fraser, Chief of the General Staff Gen. Mark Carleton-Smith, First Sea Lord Adm. Tony Radakin, Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston, and Commander of Strategic Command Gen. Patrick Sanders. Social distancing measures are said to have been adhered to during the meeting but Radakin, Wigston, and Sanders still came into contact with Carter, …
UK Defence Secretary Self-Isolating After Military Chief Tests Positive for COVID-19
June 28, 2021
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