The wife of one of the barristers for the US may have had exposure to the virus. Tests are being taken and the outcome will be known on Friday
Credit:Assange's barrister Edward Fitzgerald, QC, asked district judge Vanessa Baraitser at the Old Bailey on Thursday morning to suspend the hearing until the result was known.
"It's certainly not easy to cross-examine a person over video link," he said. "Hopefully, if the tests are negative we can get back to where we were on Monday. If they're not, we'll have reconsider the matter and our particular options." "I'm therefore willing to accede for the time being to the joint application to adjourn this case until Monday at 10 o'clock in the morning."Assange's hearing has already been delayed by months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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