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ShareFederal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been tested for COVID-19 following a coughing fit in the House of Representatives chamber on Monday.Mr Frydenberg said he believed it was just a dry cough but was getting tested out of caution."After Question Time I sought the advice of the Deputy Chief Medical officer [who] advised me that … it was prudent I get tested for COVID-19," he said."Following the receipt of his advice I immediately left Parliament House to be tested and will await the result in isolation."Mr Frydenberg said he expected the result of the test on Wednesday.The Treasurer was about 15 minutes , when he started coughing and struggled to get his words out.He took several sips of water while standing at the despatch box but continued to cough heavily and was not able to gain his composure for a full minute. At one point, he wiped a tear from his eye while joking: "Sorry. Too long a speech!"The Treasurer eventually resumed, albeit with a croaky voice, and was able to finish the 30 minute address. His spokesman initially said Mr Frydenberg was "fine" and "just had a dry mouth and then the water went down the wrong way".But his office later released a statement confirming he was being tested.Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told 7:30 the Treasurer sounded "perfectly fine" when he spoke to him on Tuesday evening and that he had not been in contact with him."We have been meeting by tele-presence and meeting from different rooms electronically so he certainly hasn't been in close proximity to me," he said.It is . The first was in March when he developed cold-like symptoms after returning from Saudi Arabia. The results of that test were negative. A number of politicians have contracted and recovered from the virus, including Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, Nationals senator Susan McDonald, Liberal senator Andrew Bragg and Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick.12 May 202012 May 2020Tue 12 May 2020 at 6:24am, 12 May 202012 May 2020Tue 12 May 2020 at 1:16pmMore on:

ShareFederal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been tested for COVID-19 following a coughing fit in the House of Representatives chamber on Monday.Mr Frydenberg said he believed it was just a dry cough but was getting tested out of caution."After Question Time I sought the advice of the Deputy Chief Medical officer [who] advised me that … it was prudent I get tested for COVID-19," he said."Following the receipt of his advice I immediately left Parliament House to be tested and will await the result in isolation."Mr Frydenberg said he expected the result of the test on Wednesday.The Treasurer...

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