Thu 17 December 2020:
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday.
Macron took a test “as soon as the first symptoms appeared” and will isolate himself for seven days, according to the statement. “He will continue to work and take care of his activites at a distance,” it added.
“The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today,” the statement said. “This diagnosis was made following an PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms.”
In light of the diagnosis, Macron is set to cancel all of his upcoming trips, including a scheduled visit to Lebanon.
His office is also currently in the process of identifying those who he may have had contact with, to inform them of the situation. The statement did not list his symptoms.
Macron is the latest world leader to become infected with COVID. United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson and United States President Donald Trump have also battled the coronavirus.
In France, since the start of the pandemic, 2.4 million people have had coronavirus, while almost 59,472 have died with the virus.
By comparison, in Italy, Europe’s worst hit country in terms of deaths, 66,537 have died, followed closely by the United Kingdom, with 65,618.
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