China News Service, December 9th. Comprehensive foreign media reported on the 9th that Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia during his visit to the United States and is currently in isolation in the United States.

Data map: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Citizens queuing up to be tested for the new crown virus while driving.

  According to the report, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was tested for the new crown virus after arriving in Washington, USA from London, UK due to "mild symptoms." The test result was positive.

The results of other members of the delegation are currently negative.

He will be quarantined in the United States for at least 10 days and has cancelled meetings with US officials.

  According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Joyce said he believed he was infected during a visit to the UK earlier this week.

He also said that when shopping for Christmas in London, “people lined up side by side”.

  However, the report said that in the last few days of his visit to the UK, Joyce received two new crown tests and the results were all negative.

  "The Australian" reported that in the United Kingdom, Joyce met with several British officials.

It is not yet known whether they or other close contacts in the United States have been informed of Joyce’s diagnosis.