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French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID
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- 17 December, 2020
- 10:00
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday, Report says.
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 activities 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 a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms."
His office is also currently identifying those he may have had contact with to inform them of the situation. The statement did not list his symptoms.
France has recorded over 2.4 million cases since the start of the pandemic.
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