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Spanish PM in quarantine after meeting with Macron
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December 18, 2020
MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was in quarantine Thursday after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, who tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced. Sanchez will be tested without delay for the virus, and will respect the quarantine until December 24, which will be 10 days since he met with Macron in Paris, his office said.
Macron tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the French presidency said, adding that he would now self-isolate for the next week.
Sanchez cancelled all items on his agenda for the coming days, starting with his attendance at a ceremony on Thursday at which King Felipe is to open an exhibition. The Socialist leader attended a number of events in Paris on Monday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, including a lunch with Macron.
EU leaders rush into isolation as Covid-stricken Macron retreats to Versailles
By RFI
AFP/Archivos
Several European leaders and top French officials have rushed to self-isolate after President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, perturbing political agendas across the continent.
A flurry of contact-tracing followed France s confirmation that Macron had become the latest world leader to contract Covid-19, following the likes of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump.
42-year old Macron was tested after the onset of the first symptoms and is now self-isolating for seven days in the presidential residence La Lanterne in the former royal city of Versailles, west of Paris.