[ad_1]
French President Emmanuel Macron “no longer presents, as of today, any symptoms” of the new coronavirus, so he can abandon the quarantine period to which he was subjected, according to a statement issued by the Elysee Palace and cited by the agency. France Press (AFP).
Emmanuel Macron, who tested positive for Covid-19 on December 17, “to date no longer exhibits any symptoms” and therefore his seven-day isolation can be stopped, the Elysee said today. #AFP pic.twitter.com/CrDgcLJay9
– Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) Dec 24, 2020
The official tested positive for the new coronavirus, on December 17, exactly seven days ago, a period defined by the French health authorities as the period required for compliance with the quarantine. Having no symptoms, he is released.
Macron spoke on Twitter a few days ago: “I’m fine. I have the same symptoms as yesterday: tiredness, headaches and a dry cough. Like hundreds of thousands of you, ”he said in a video. “My activity is a bit slow due to the virus. But I continue to address priority issues such as the epidemic or, for example, Brexit, “he added.
– Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 18, 2020
Due to its contagion, several European leaders were in preventive isolation, as was the case of António Costa, who remains isolated at home, since in Portugal the incubation period of the disease is 14 days. The prime minister had lunch with Macron in Paris, on the eve of his positive diagnosis.
In addition to Costa, his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez, French Prime Minister Jean Castex, Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel are isolated. The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, was also in the same situation.
[ad_2]
