Mr Gove coughed aloud several times and appeared to be trying to suppress a cough on other occasions during his interview. The cabinet minster was later questioned about the cough, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson had to go into self-isolation this week when he tested positive for coronavirus.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock also tested positive on Friday, while Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has gone into self-isolation after showing symptoms.

Viewers on social media signalled their alarm at the cabinet minister’s repeated coughs on the BBC programme.

One commented: “Gove on Marr trying not to cough, get in the house man!”

Another simply said: “Did Michael Gove just cough three times?”

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One user remarked that Mr Gove “coughed a few times in response” to Marr asking about the cabinet’s health following the Prime Minister’s condition.

Kate Ferguson, Westminster Correspondent at The Sun, tweeted: “Eeeeek Michal Gove is coughing on telly.”

She followed up by saying a spokesman for Mr Gove had told her: “He does not have symptoms. He does not have a cough and was just clearing his throat.”

Mr Gove did admit the fact “the Prime Minister, the Health Minister, and the chief medical advisor have all got the virus reinforces that we are all at risk”.

Downing Street said Mr Johnson was tested on the advice of his chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty after experiencing “mild symptoms” earlier in the day.

Mr Gove insisted this morning that Mr Johnson was “very firmly in charge” of UK coronavirus response.

He said that the Prime Minister will chair meetings today despite being confined to Downing Street in self-isolation.

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Mr Gove said the Government is “very concerned” following the latest figures death toll figures.

The number of people who have died with the virus in the UK rose by 260 to 1,019 on Saturday.

Latest official figures show there are now 17,089 confirmed cases in the UK.

In a letter to every household in the UK, Prime Minister has warned the coronavirus will get worse before it gets better.

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