New Delhi (NVI): French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidential Elysee Palace announced today.
“The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today,” Macron’s office said in a statement. “This diagnosis was made following an PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms.”
The 42-year-old took a test after developing symptoms and will now isolate for seven days and would continue to run the country remotely, the presidency said.
France this week imposed an overnight curfew to help deal with soaring cases there.
There have been two million confirmed cases in the country since the epidemic began, with more than 59,400 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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