Ivanka, the daughter of President Trump, met Australian Interior Minister Peter Dulton on March 6, a week before he was confirmed nCoV positive.

Secretary Dutton went to the US last week to attend a meeting with officials from the Five Eyes intelligence coalition, including the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Britain. In a picture of the Australian Embassy in Washington posted on Twitter, Dutton stood right next to Ivanka. US Attorney General William Barr also attended the meeting.

Dutton received a positive result for nCoV today, but it is unclear when he was infected. "This morning I had a fever and sore throat after waking up, so I immediately contact the Queensland Department of Health and tested for Covid-19. They reported positive results," Dutton said, adding that he "still felt cold." feeling well "and was hospitalized for isolation.

The office of the Prime Minister of Australia confirmed Dutton on March 10 for a cabinet meeting, but those attending the meeting would not be quarantined. "Only those who have close contact with the Minister within 24 hours before he has symptoms will need to quarantine themselves. They do not include the Prime Minister or any cabinet members," the office said.

Australia currently records about 160 cases of nCoV and three deaths, in the context of disease outbreaks in nearly 130 countries and territories around the world. The number of nCoV infections globally has exceeded 135,000, with nearly 5,000 deaths and more than 70,000 recovering.

Trump last week also met a Brazilian official with nCoV infection at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. However, the White House said the US president did not need testing because "there was almost no interaction with this individual".