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Leaders In Quarantine After Macron Tests Positive
French Prime Minister Castex, Spain s Sanchez, Portugal s Costa, top EU official Michel, all in quarantine. Several heads of state and leaders met French President Emmanuel Macron in the last 10 days leading up to his positive COVID-19 test results announced on Thursday.
Macron on Wednesday met Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at the Elysee Palace. Costa s office announced Thursday that he entered quarantine as a precaution and will continue working remotely.
In France, Prime Minister Jean Castex and head of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand were also quarantined after being in close contact with the president on Wednesday.
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2020-12-17 12:35:25 GMT2020-12-17 20:35:25(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the press upon the arrival of Portuguese Prime minister for a working lunch at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on December 16, 2020.
PARIS, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and will isolate himself for seven days, the French presidency said.
After the diagnosis established by RT-PCR tests carried out as soon as the first symptoms appear, Macron will isolate himself for seven days but will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely, the presidency said in a statement.
French Prime Minister Tests Negative for COVID-19 - Reports Thu 17th December 2020 | 05:00 PM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th December, 2020) French Prime Minister Jean Castex, who decided to self-isolate as a possible contact case of French President Emmanuel Macron who had tested positive for COVID-19, had a negative test, the BFMTV broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing a source.
According to the source from Matignon, the prime minister s residence and office, Castex had a negative resultfrom a PCR test. Under the health protocol, Castex is due to be tested again in a week, the source said, adding, that the head of the government remains in self-isolation.