“I am grateful to know that I will have access to the world’s best health care if I need it, because of Medicare.”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent best wishes to his electionxjmtzyw rival.
“Everyone’s experience with COVID is different and as Labor’s campaign continues, I hope he does not experience any serious symptoms,” Morrison said on Twitter.
Labor campaign heads had prepared for the possibility Mr Albanese might test positive, with opposition frontbenchers set to play an expanded role over the coming days.
Albanese is likely to still conduct press conferences virtually, should he not be experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
ALP national president Wayne Swan said Labor had “war-gamed for this”.
“We’ve got a really talented frontbench team that can be on the job and out in the public,” he told the Nine Network.
“There’s an enormous amount that Albo can do from isolation. So I don’t think it’s surprising. We will continue to hold the government to account on its negligence, particularly in terms of foreign policy and defence, but we’ll also continue to outline our policies for the future.”
Labor’s campaign launch, set down for May 1 in Perth, is expected to go ahead as planned.
Morrison will still be on the campaign trail on Friday, starting day 12 in Queensland, where he will announce a $428 million upgrade to four defence force air bases.
Construction at Amberley, Richmond, Pearce and HMAS Albatross would create 600 new jobs, with the upgrades to be completed by 2024, News Corp reports.
