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A screen grab of a virtual cabinet meeting tweeted by the British Prime Minister has raised security concerns

Boris Johnson, who is self-isolating after catching the virus, chaired the meeting using video conferencing platform Zoom due to the spread of coronavirus amongst government officials. 

But a screen grab of the meeting, shared on Johnson’s Twitter account, inadvertently revealed the meeting ID number in the left hand corner of the screen, as well as the usernames of some of the cabinet ministers.

In a statement to CNN, 10 Downing Street said highly classified government business is always held via secure systems.