Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19.
Paris France:
French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the presidency said, adding that he will now self-isolate himself for the next week.
“The president tested positive for Covid-19 today,” he said in a statement, adding that they had done so after “the appearance of the first symptoms.”
Macron now, according to national regulations, “will isolate himself for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely,” he said.
The French president is one of several heads of state and government around the world who have contracted Covid-19, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump.
France earlier this week eased restrictions imposed to fight the second wave of the coronavirus, but infection rates remain high.
There is still a nationwide nightly curfew starting at 8 pm to stop the spread of the virus, while restaurants and cafes as well as theaters and cinemas remain closed.
More than 59,300 people have died in France from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, according to official figures.
The record of more than 17,000 new cases on Wednesday alone has also raised concern as people shop and travel more heavily before the Christmas holidays.
Like other EU states, France is hoping for a vaccine to quell the virus and Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday that the country will receive around 1.16 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine by the end of the year. .
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