Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has examined constructive for COVID-19 Tuesday, hours after assembly with the president of Nauru, a small island nation in Micronesia situated within the Pacific Ocean.

Morrison introduced his constructive COVID take a look at on Twitter, saying that he had been testing himself day by day since Sunday and had been receiving damaging outcomes.

Hours earlier than posting the tweet, Morrison posted an image of himself shaking palms with Nauruan President Lionel Aingimea. The 2 had met in Sydney earlier within the day "to bolster robust Australia-Nauru ties, resilient infrastructure, Pacific Islands Discussion board unity and Ukraine's sovereignty," Morrison mentioned.

Neither of the leaders was carrying masks within the image.

It was not instantly clear what degree of contact Morrison and Aingimea had in the course of the go to and the extent of the Nauruan chief's threat of publicity. Morrison didn't point out his contact with Aingimea within the Twitter thread, or speculate on when and the place he could have contracted COVID.

Newsweek has reached out to the federal government places of work of Morrison and Aingimea for additional remark.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison examined constructive for COVID-19 Tuesday hours after assembly with the president of Nauru, a small island nation in Micronesia situated within the Pacific Ocean. Above, Morrison speaks following a service by Reverend Simon Ckuj at St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Lidcombe on February 27, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Pictures

Aingimea was elected in 2019 to steer Nauru, which described itself on its web site because the smallest island nation on the earth with a inhabitants of just below 10,000.Sydney, the place Aingimea's assembly with Morrison befell Tuesday, is 16 hours forward of Japanese Commonplace Time.

Morrison tweeted that he developed a fever late Tuesday, native time, and took one other COVID take a look at. When the outcomes got here again as inconclusive, he took a PCR take a look at that got here again constructive.

The Australian prime minister tweeted that he was now experiencing "flu-like signs and shall be recovering over the subsequent week."

He additionally mentioned that he's at the moment isolating at dwelling and is "persevering with to comply with well being pointers." His spouse Jenny Morrison and their two daughters have all examined damaging for the virus, however will nonetheless "isolate for seven days at dwelling as shut contacts," Morrison tweeted.

He added that he'll proceed to meet duties as prime minister just about, together with just about chairing conferences of Australia's Nationwide Safety and Expenditure Assessment Committees.

"I may also be targeted on our pressing response to the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine and Russia's mindless aggression, staying in common contact with our safety and intelligence officers & our worldwide companions, in addition to working with the Treasurer to finalize the Finances," Morrison tweeted.

Nauru retains a comparatively low profile within the public sphere and has not posted something on its Twitter web page since September 2020. Aingimea doesn't seem like lively on social media both.

Replace 3/1/2022, 12:45 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with extra data.