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Reuters According to foreign media, the French presidential office, Elysee Palace, said that President Macron tested positive for Corona 19 on the 17th (hereinafter local time). On this day, President Macron felt corona symptoms and it was confirmed after undergoing a genetic amplification test (PCR).
“President Macron will go into quarantine for 7 days,” the Elysee Palace said. “The president will continue to work and work remotely.”
President Macron had lunch with French Prime Minister Jean Castex, who attended the weekly cabinet meeting, and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa on the 16th, the day before his confirmation. On the 15th I met with Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. On the 14th, we had lunch with the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, the President of the European Union (EU) Summit, Charles Michel, and the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD), José Angel Guria.
According to Reuters, an EU spokesperson said one of the figures who ate with Macron, Chief Executive Charles Michel, had been tested regularly for Corona 19, and the test came back negative on the 15th, but went into self-isolation as a precaution. .
Meanwhile, the Spanish Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will enter self-isolation on the 24th. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonius Costa also isolated himself after testing the Corona 19 this morning.
Foreign media reported that President Macron held a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Merkel at the time of attending the EU summit held in Brussels, Belgium from 10-11. However, Prime Minister Merkel added that she tested negative in the Corona 19 test conducted a few days after the EU summit.
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