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Donald Trump contracted it in October, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fell ill in the summer, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson even had to be treated in the intensive care unit. With Emmanuel Macron, another high-profile politician joins the ranks of those who have been infected with the corona virus. For the first time since his corona infection, the French president has addressed his compatriots directly.
“I’m fine,” the 42-year-old said in a video distributed via Twitter. “I have the same symptoms as yesterday: tiredness, headache, dry cough. Like hundreds of thousands of you, ”Macron said.
Despite the restrictions, he will continue to deal with important issues such as the crown pandemic or the Brexit trade agreement, promised the president, who has isolated himself in the La Lanterne hunting lodge on the edge of the gardens of the Palace of Versailles since he had knowledge of your infection.
“Keep being careful,” he asked the French. He himself adhered to the distance rules and the mask requirement and sanitized his hands regularly, Macron said. “And despite everything, I caught this virus, perhaps in a moment of negligence,” he added.
Macron promised to keep the French informed about his health. “Normally my condition should not get worse, but I am under medical supervision and will report it completely transparently,” he said.
Several top French and EU politicians quarantined as a precaution
The government assumes that Macron could have been infected at the EU summit late last week. However, due to the large number of your contacts, this is impossible to prove. After the positive result of Macron’s test was known, several of the top politicians in France and the EU went into quarantine as a precautionary measure.
The president warned the French that the virus would spread, noting that around 18,000 new infections were recorded on Thursday alone.
Due to the strict lockdown since late October, the number of new infections in France initially dropped significantly. All stores have reopened since late November and exit restrictions have also been relaxed. At Christmas, the French are allowed to travel with their families.
