(FRANCE24) – French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the Élysée Palace announced on Thursday. Other French and EU leaders will be self-isolating after coming into contact with Macron over the past week, their offices said.
“The president of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for Covid-19 today,” the presidential palace said in a statement.
“This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms,” the statement said, without detailing what symptoms Macron exhibited.
