G7 police officer tests positive for COVID
The officer and their close contacts are all now self isolating
Last updated 11th Jun 2021
A police officer working at the G7 Summit in Cornwall has tested positive for coronavirus, Devon and Cornwall Police (DC Police) have confirmed.
It comes on the first day of the event. In a statement posted online DC Police say the case was identified in the early hours of the morning.
"All of those who have come into close contact or are in a bubble of those who tested positive are also currently self isolating which equates to 12 officers in total," the statement reads.
Many police officers have been drafted in to help cover the G7 from across the UK, with most of them staying on a large cruise ship docked in Falmouth.
Devon and Cornwall Police say the officer involved was staying on the ship, but they along with all their close contacts have been moved to "another designated location" to self isolate.
The G7 meetings themselves, involving the leaders of Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, the United States, Italy, Japan plus other guests, are taking place in St Ives at the Carbis Bay hotel.
During their first meeting this afternoon Prime Minister Boris Johnson said they all need to learn lessons from the pandemic and help the world's economy bounce back.
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