Coronavirus: Emmanuel Macron tested positive and they had to isolate the Spanish President, Pedro Sánchez

he President of France, Emmanuel Macron, tested positive for coronavirus, according to the official statement from the Elysee Palace published this Thursday.

In accordance with the shipment, the 42-year-old president had been tested PCR after have symptoms of the virus. Once the results were obtained, it was reported that Macron will remain in quarantine for at least a week and after this period the test will be repeated.

In accordance with “the health regulations in force and applicable to all, the President of the Republic will isolate himself for seven days. You will continue to work and carry out your activities remotely“concluded the declaration of the presidency of this country.

Macron is added to the list of heads of state and government who have contracted the new Covid-19 this year, as the american Donald trump, the brazilian Jair Bolsonaro and the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Following the announcement of the Elisha, it was reported that the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez and the French prime minister Jeans Castex isolated himself due to recent contact with Macron.

Moncloa confirmed that Sánchez has tested negative for Covid-19, although they have confirmed that the president will remain in quarantine until December 24, as established by official protocol. On the other hand, the president of the Spanish government will continue his duties while being monitored by the presidential medical team.

Sánchez and Macron coincided at a ceremony last Monday in Paris for the 60th anniversary of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). For this reason, the organization’s general secretary, Ángel Gurría, has also initiated a quarantine and will undergo a coronavirus test.

Sánchez’s quarantine implies that “suspend all its scheduled activity for the next few days in accordance with health protocols“, the official statement said.

It should be remembered that the socialist Sánchez was not infected, despite the fact that in March his wife, Begoña Gómez, had Covid-19, and several ministers in his cabinet, including his vice-president Carmen Calvo, also were infected during the first wave of the pandemic.

For his part, although Castex has had no symptoms so far, they have made it clear from his office that he will not appear before the French Senate on Thursday as scheduled. The purpose of the meeting was to present his government’s vaccine strategy to fight Covid-19.

Last Wednesday, during the presentation of the government’s strategy to the deputies, the Prime Minister announced that “the first vaccinations could be done in France from the last week of December before increasing in early January (…) if conditions allow“.

Coronavirus in France

Earlier this week, the European country eased restrictions imposed to tackle the second wave of Covid-19. However, there is still a nationwide night curfew from 8 p.m. and both restaurants and cafes, as good as theaters and cinemas, stay closed.

According to official figures released this week, since the start of the pandemic More than 59,300 people have died in France from the coronavirus. And those infected are already more than 2.4 million.

The official statement