UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for coronavirus on March 27 and was quarantined at his home. However, Johnson’s condition worsened and had to be hospitalised and moved into intensive care on April 6. The government said that the decision was a precaution and that he had been in good spirits earlier in the day.(AP/File)

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, had tested positive for the coronavirus on March 12 after she fell ill after returning from a trip to London. Justin also went to self-quarantine following the positive test. However, she recovered from the illness on March 29. “I am feeling so much better,” she said in a statement on social media. She informed that she received the clearance from her doctor and Ottawa Public Health. (File)

Israel’s health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive for COVID-19, Iran’s health minitsry informed in April. Yaakov Litzman and his wife, who also has contracted the virus have been kept in isolation.(REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar, President Hassan Rouhani’s deputy for women’s affairs and the highest-ranking woman in the government, had tested positive for the coronavirus infection on February 27. She was quarantined at home. (File)

Prince Charles was tested positive with COVID-19 after he showed mild symptoms on March 25. He recovered from the infection and came out of self-isolation on 30 March. In a video address, the prince said although he had recovered, he was still practicing social distancing. (Reuters/File)

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that he tested positive for coronavirus on March 27, just 2 hours later the British PM tested positive. “Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus. I’ve tested positive. Thankfully my symptoms are mild and I’m working from home & self-isolating,” Hancock announced on Twitter. (Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis)

Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, had tested positive for coronavirus on 15 March, the prime minister’s office said, adding that both were doing fine. (File)

British junior health minister Nadine Dorries was tested positive for coronavirus and was put under self isolation on March 10. Dorries said she took “all the advised precautions” as soon as she was told of her diagnosis. The Times reported that Dorries met hundreds of people in Parliament in the past week and attended a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.(Reuters/File)

The European Union’s chief negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier, tested positive for COVID-19 on March 19. “I would like to inform you that I have tested positive for COVID-19. I am doing well and in good spirits. I am following all the necessary instructions, as is my team,” he said on Twitter. (Reuters/Francois Lenoir)

Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi tested positive for coronavirus and is now under quarantine, the semi-official news agency ILNA reported on February 25. (File)

French Culture Minister Franck Riester has been infected by the coronavirus, a source close to the Culture Ministry said on March 9, adding the 46-year-old member of government was “feeling well”. (Reuters/File)

Australia’s home affairs minister Peter Dutton said he had tested positive on March 13 and was admitted to hospital in the northeastern state of Queensland. (File)