French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19

France, December 18: Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19 today, officials said in a statement, adding that he had been tested after the ‘onset of the first symptoms’. French officials said Macron was tested after showing symptoms and he would now isolate for seven days, in line with government policy. “He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely,” his office said in a statement. The French leader joins US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who were both treated in hospital after contracting the virus. French Prime Minister Jean Castex will also self-isolate.Macron has met several senior politicians in recent days, including the prime ministers of Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg and European Council chief Charles Michel — all of whom are now isolating as a precaution.

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