Coronavirus: French president’s wife tested positive for COVID-19 in December: media

Coronavirus: French president’s wife tested positive for COVID-19 in December: media
January 9, 2021, 10:50 am

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte react as they pose for a picture, in Vilnius, Lithuania September 28, 2020. (File photo: Reuters)

The wife of French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 towards the end of December but resumed normal activities after a second test

proved negative, French radios Europe 1 and France Info reported on Saturday.

Europe 1 said Brigitte Macron tested positive for COVID-19 on December 24. It said she presented no major symptoms and then had two further tests on December 30 and December 31 which proved negative.President Macron himself tested positive for COVID-19 on December 17, and was in self-isolation until a subsequent test on December 24 showed he no longer had COVID symptoms.

source: Reuters

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