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French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that he is fine after being declared positive for COVID-19. However, he admitted that he was slower to work due to the recovery process.
“I am working at a slightly slower pace due to the virus, but will continue to focus on high priority issues, such as dealing with our epidemic or, for example, the Brexit dossier,” Macron was quoted as saying by Reuters on Saturday (19 / 12/2020). .
Macron has spoken with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen several times during the day to discuss the Brexit talks, a diplomat said.
The president, who was transferred Thursday night to the presidential resting place near the Palace of Versailles, said he did not expect his illness to worsen.
“I want to assure you – I’m fine. I have the same symptoms as yesterday, especially fatigue, headaches, dry cough, like hundreds of thousands of you who have to live with the virus or are living with it today.”
He said he would provide regular information on his health and admit that he may have contracted the disease through “negligent moments.” Macron has had numerous meetings with other EU heads of government in recent days.
Statistics show that Macron is unlikely to suffer from the worst symptoms of the disease because he is relatively young at 42, does not smoke, is not overweight and has access to the best medical care.
Macron appealed to residents to be careful before Christmas. The virus has killed some 60,000 people in France and new daily infections are likely to rise once again after the government relaxed a second lockdown.
“The virus is moving again, we have to be vigilant,” Macron said.
(eva / eva)
