French leader Emmanuel Macron in COVID-19 isolation with fever, cough By (0) French President Emmanuel Macron remotely attends an event on Thursday for the National Humanitarian Conference, at the Foreign Ministry in Paris, France. Photo by Charles Platiau/EPA-EFE Dec. 18 (UPI) -- French President Emmanuel Macron has a fever, a cough, is fatigued and will stay in COVID-19 quarantine for a week, officials said Friday. Macron's condition was given by government officials, who said the 42-year-old leader is working remotely from a presidential resort. Advertisement Officials announced on Thurs...