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This Thursday, December 17, 2020, Emmanuel Macron was diagnosed positive for Covid-19, after the appearance of the first symptoms. The president went to isolate himself in the official residence of La Lanterne in Versailles for a period of seven days in accordance with the health protocol.
Emmanuel Macron in quarantine until December 24
In a press release released this Thursday, December 17 at 10:29 a.m., the Elysee Palace announced that the President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for Covid-19. According to Gabriel Attal, government spokesman, the president “has real symptoms: a cough and severe fatigue”. Emmanuel Macron is also said to have a fever. According to him, the head of state is “sfollow-up by a doctor from the military health service “.
Thursday evening, Emmanuel Macron therefore left the Elysee Palace to isolate himself in the official residence of La Lanterne in Versailles until December 24, as required by the health protocol. Surrounded by a medical team, “ he will be able to both isolate himself and continue to work As indicated by the Élysée. The president’s meetings are maintained but will take place by videoconference. The planned trip to Lebanon next week is obviously postponed.
The contaminated president at the Brussels European Council?
The president was reportedly infected during the Brussels European Council held last weekend. If the tracing is still in progress, this is the hypothesis formulated by the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran during his intervention in the program ‘C à vous’ on France 5 this Thursday evening. He thus declared: ” the Head of State, in this case, was obviously not contaminated during a lunch or a dinner at the Elysee Palace but possibly during a European Council in Brussels “before adding” a working dinner (…) had been organized in a large, spacious room. Unfortunately, we are not immune to contamination “.
Tracing of contact cases of the Head of State
The government spokesperson said that a tracing of the president’s contact cases was organized immediately after the announcement. While the president isolated himself in Versailles, his wife Brigitte Macron remained at the Elysee Palace as his cabinet clarified. Indeed, the First Lady tested negative and showed no symptoms. It will be tested again after the incubation period has passed in accordance with the sanitary protocol.
Likewise, Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested negative and remains in solitary confinement as a precaution. Same situation for the president of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand as well as for the presidents of parliamentary groups who were invited during a dinner this Wednesday, December 16 by the president. Finally, the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, also announced that he had quarantined himself until December 24 after meeting Emmanuel Macron last Monday.