Schallenberg remains symptom-free after coronavirus infection – Vienna Coronavirus

Schallenberg’s contact persons are isolated, tests with them so far have not produced any positive results.

Schallenberg does his work at headquarters, the spokeswoman said. It is not yet clear how long he will have to remain in home quarantine. In any case, you will not be able to personally attend the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. Trips abroad (Great Britain, Denmark, Greece and Cyprus) scheduled until Friday inclusive have also been canceled. But they should be compensated. Schallenberg had tested positive for the corona virus on Friday night.

The spokeswoman confirmed that Schallenberg was sitting next to the also infected top Belgian diplomat Sophie Wilmes at the meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday. The two participated in an informal breakfast with the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister.

Schallenberg also had a short bilateral conversation with his Irish counterpart Simon Coveney on the sidelines of the EU meeting. However, according to Irish media reports, this was not classified as “K1” Schallenbergs, so it was spared from quarantine. The same should also apply to Canadian Francois-Philippe Champagne, whom Schallenberg received in Vienna last Wednesday. At the meeting, the distance rules were observed, he said. The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Embassy were informed of Schallenberg’s positive corona test.

When asked if there will be more corona tests at the Foreign Ministry, the spokeswoman said that they already have “a very strict hygiene concept”, for example with tests before business trips. Another test would have been planned for next Wednesday before traveling to Greece. The testing policy will be “evaluated together with the health authorities.”