# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting self-isolation to work on his recovery. He appeared in Parliament last week to deliver the department’s 2026/27 budget, and his most recent international travel was last month when he attended the World Hydrogen Summit in the Netherlands. The department encourages all those who have been in contact with Tau recently to get tested and exercise precautionary measures. It adds he is in good spirits.
Minister Tau has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in self-isolation