Anthony Albanese has examined constructive for COVID-19, throwing his election marketing campaign into turmoil.
The Labor chief says he plans to proceed vying for votes whereas isolating at dwelling for the following seven days.
Prime Minster Scott Morrison is not going to have to isolate regardless of coming face-to-face with Mr Albanese in the course of the leaders' debate in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Mr Morrison, who is just not thought of an in depth contact below the rules, mentioned he had reached out personally to Mr Albanese following his analysis.
Mr Albanese introduced the analysis tonight after a PCR check earlier than he was attributable to fly to Western Australia.
"Following a routine PCR check this afternoon forward of interstate journey to Western Australia, I've returned a constructive end result for COVID this night," Mr Albanese mentioned in an announcement.
"I've been testing commonly as a part of my election marketing campaign duties.
"I will probably be isolating at dwelling in Sydney for the following seven days and can proceed to observe well being tips and recommendation.
"Whereas at dwelling I'll proceed my obligations as different Prime Minister and will probably be preventing for a greater future for all Australians.
"I'm grateful to know that I'll have entry to the world's greatest well being care if I want it, due to Medicare.
"I'm feeling high-quality to date — and thank everybody for his or her nicely needs."
Mr Morrison mentioned he had contacted Mr Albanese.
"I want Anthony Albanese all one of the best for his restoration after testing constructive to COVID," the Prime Minister mentioned, on Twitter.
"Everybody's expertise with COVID is completely different and as Labor's marketing campaign continues, I hope he doesn't expertise any severe signs."
On prime of Mr Albanese's isolation, additional tormenting the Labor marketing campaign will probably be determining what number of senior members of the occasion, particularly candidates, have been in shut contact with the chief.
Mr Albanese spent Thursday afternoon within the seat of Bennelong, assembly locals there with candidate Jerome Laxale.
Mr Albanese wore a masks earlier on Thursday throughout a go to to the Symons Home retirement village, in Nowra, NSW.
The Labor chief had a increase on Wednesday evening after the primary leaders' debate towards Mr Morrison.
Mr Albanese received the viewers ballot 40 to 35, with 25 per cent of voters remaining undecided.
9News political editor Chris Uhlmann says each main events may have had contingency plans in place for a COVID-19 an infection in the course of the marketing campaign, "however boy, it is an inconvenient time for this to occur".
The chance was doubtlessly heightened in current days when Mr Albanese was seen shaking arms with crowds in Byron Bay, the unofficial unvaccinated capital of Australia.
Mr Morrison has already had COVID-19 so the probabilities of him being contaminated once more are fairly low.
Uhlmann additionally identified that US President Joe Biden "did handle to win an election within the US whereas he was campaigning just about at dwelling".