{"id":24545,"date":"2021-12-21T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24545"},"modified":"2021-12-22T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T19:28:51","slug":"jeffrey-donaldson-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24545","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Donaldson Tests Positive For Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"543\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/donaldson.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/donaldson.png 543w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/donaldson-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><figcaption><em>Mr Donaldson tweeted on Tuesday that he had received a positive result from a PCR test (PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Donaldson tweeted on Tuesday that he had received a positive result from a PCR test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I returned from London on Friday evening I felt a cold coming on, but it has been getting worse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPCR test has now come back positive. Close contacts will be notified. Thankfully I received my booster two weeks ago. The importance of being vaccinated cannot be overstated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cWork still goes on even though I\u2019m a bit croaky. Sore throat is most uncomfortable symptom. I will still be having a virtual meeting with the foreign secretary @trussliz this afternoon on the need to remove the Irish Sea border which is reducing accessibility to medicines etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-24545\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24545&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-24545\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24545&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-24545\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24545&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24545\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has tested positive for Covid-19. 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