<p>UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating at home with mild symptoms.</p>.<p>In a tweet, the senior Cabinet minister wrote: "This morning I tested positive for Covid. I'm waiting for my PCR result, but thankfully I have had my jabs and symptoms are mild.</p>.<p>"Please make sure you come forward for your vaccine if you haven't already."</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Javid, 51, was visiting a care home in Streatham, south London, and earlier that day he was in Parliament.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/most-covid-deaths-in-uk-are-among-fully-vaccinated-should-it-worry-you-1009214.html" target="_blank">Most Covid deaths in UK are among fully vaccinated: Should it worry you?</a></strong></p>.<p>He got the positive test from a lateral flow test that he took after feeling "a bit groggy" on Friday night and says he is now self-isolating at home with his family.</p>.<p>"I was feeling a bit groggy last night, so I took a lateral flow test this morning and it's come out positive, so I'm now self-isolating at home with my family until I get the results of a PCR test," the Pakistani-origin minister said in a video posted to his Twitter account.</p>.<p>"I'm grateful that I've had two jabs of the vaccine and so far, my symptoms are very mild," he said.</p>.<p>Javid, a former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, started his new role in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) last month, replacing Matt Hancock who resigned after a leaked CCTV footage showed him kissing an aide and former lobbyist Gina Coladangelo in his ministerial office.</p>.<p>From Monday, lockdown rules will end in England, with suggested guidance replacing legal norms on face masks and social gatherings.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the latest daily total of coronavirus cases in the UK stands at 51,870 – the highest figure since 15 January – and 49 deaths.</p>.<p>Some experts have called for some legal restrictions, including on face masks, to be kept in place while the infection rate remains high. </p>
<p>UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating at home with mild symptoms.</p>.<p>In a tweet, the senior Cabinet minister wrote: "This morning I tested positive for Covid. I'm waiting for my PCR result, but thankfully I have had my jabs and symptoms are mild.</p>.<p>"Please make sure you come forward for your vaccine if you haven't already."</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Javid, 51, was visiting a care home in Streatham, south London, and earlier that day he was in Parliament.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/most-covid-deaths-in-uk-are-among-fully-vaccinated-should-it-worry-you-1009214.html" target="_blank">Most Covid deaths in UK are among fully vaccinated: Should it worry you?</a></strong></p>.<p>He got the positive test from a lateral flow test that he took after feeling "a bit groggy" on Friday night and says he is now self-isolating at home with his family.</p>.<p>"I was feeling a bit groggy last night, so I took a lateral flow test this morning and it's come out positive, so I'm now self-isolating at home with my family until I get the results of a PCR test," the Pakistani-origin minister said in a video posted to his Twitter account.</p>.<p>"I'm grateful that I've had two jabs of the vaccine and so far, my symptoms are very mild," he said.</p>.<p>Javid, a former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, started his new role in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) last month, replacing Matt Hancock who resigned after a leaked CCTV footage showed him kissing an aide and former lobbyist Gina Coladangelo in his ministerial office.</p>.<p>From Monday, lockdown rules will end in England, with suggested guidance replacing legal norms on face masks and social gatherings.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the latest daily total of coronavirus cases in the UK stands at 51,870 – the highest figure since 15 January – and 49 deaths.</p>.<p>Some experts have called for some legal restrictions, including on face masks, to be kept in place while the infection rate remains high. </p>