French President Emmanuel Macron, 42, has tested positive for Coronavirus and gone into isolation for at least a week.
According to handlers, Macron first showed symptoms of the virus earlier this week, said an Élysée Palace statement released on Thursday.
'The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for Covid-19 today. This diagnosis was made following a test performed at the onset of the first symptoms,' reads in part the statement.
'In accordance with current health regulations applicable to all, the President will isolate himself for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely.
The president met with EU leaders at a summit on Thursday and Friday last week. Wearing a mask, he spoke in close proximity to Angela Merkel among others.
The French President also met with the Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at the Élysée Palace for a working lunch on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman said that all of Macron's trips had been cancelled, including an upcoming visit to Lebanon on Dec. 22.
The French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, has begun self-isolating. Castex shows no symptom but will no longer be going to the French Senate Thursday to outline his government's vaccine strategy to combat Covid-19, his office said in a statement.
France earlier this week eased restrictions imposed to battle the second wave of the coronavirus but infection rates remain high.
There is still a nationwide overnight curfew from 8 pm to halt the spread of the virus while restaurants and cafes as well as theatres and cinemas remain closed.
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