Melbourne: Australia's Treasurer Josh Friedenberg has been tested for COVID-19 after a persistent cough in Parliament, as well as being sent for isolation. In a parliament session called to follow social distancing on Tuesday, Friedenberg appeared to be constantly battling coughs while he was discussing data revealing the economic effects of coronavirus.

Friedenberg said in a statement issued a few hours after the incident, "I had a problem of dry mouth and cough when I made my statement in Parliament today." He said that "Subsequently, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer advised me that I should take a coronavirus test, taking precautions." Friedenberg further stated that he would wait for the Corona report, which is expected to arrive by tomorrow. They said that they are currently in isolation.

Giving an economic update, Friedenberg was stating that the Corona virus would cause a loss of about $ 50 billion to the economy, in the meantime he had to stop for about three minutes, because he was constantly coughing, even his voice stopped. was. However, he is currently under isolation and working as per the doctor's advice.

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