French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive For COVID-19, Will Self-Isolate For 7 Days

AP: French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19
“French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, following a week when he has met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers are among those self-isolating because they had recent contact with him. Macron took a test ‘as soon as the first symptoms appeared’ and will self-isolate for seven days, the presidency said in a brief statement…” (Corbet, 12/17).

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