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The Research and Innovation commissioner already announced Monday that he will be quarantined after a member of his staff became infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The Bulgarian politician’s first test on Monday still came back negative, but the second already showed the presence of the pathogen in his body. He said he was still at home, following the rules. He gestured for everyone to protect his health.
The 27-member European Commission is based in Brussels and the Belgian capital is currently one of the cities hardest hit by the coronavirus epidemic in Europe, alongside Madrid and Paris, the French news agency AFP wrote.
The chair of the committee, Ursula von der Leyen, was also quarantined for a short time on Monday after coming into close contact with an infected person, but her tests came back negative.
Cover photo: Mariya Gabriel at a press conference in January 2019. Source: MTI / EPA / Stephanie Lecocq
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