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TO EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said he would isolate himself 14 days after a trip to Ethiopia, during which it became clear that a member of his delegation was infected with a coronavirus.
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“I received information on Tuesday afternoon that one of the members of the delegation who was traveling with me tested positive for coronavirus. I took a test immediately after my return and it was negative. I will isolate myself according to current regulations and wait for a second test “. Borel wrote on Twitter.
This afternoon I was informed that a member of the delegation traveling with me and @JanezLenarcic Ethiopia last week tested positive for coronavirus. I tested negative upon my return on Sunday. I am isolating myself according to the rules and will wait for the second test.
– José Borrell (@JosepBorrellF) October 13, 2020
Under Belgian standards, quarantine is required for one week and two tests after each contact with a person infected with coronavirus. If any of the tests are positive, the quarantine is extended to 14 days, regardless of the presence of symptoms.
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The staff of the EU institutions undergo mandatory coronavirus tests twice a week.
The bloc’s humanitarian aid commissioner, Janez Lenarcic, also announced that he would isolate himself, as he also attended the trip to Ethiopia with Borel.
“I was informed that a member of my team had a positive test for COVID-19,” he wrote on Twitter.
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So far, only one of the 27 members of the EU commission, the Bulgarian Maria Gabriel, has tested positive for the virus. She is in quarantine after being in contact with a member of her team who was ill and her own test last Saturday came back positive.
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The EU Commission is based in Brussels, one of the European cities most affected by the pandemic, after Madrid and Paris.
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