French President Emmanuel Macron caught coronavirus

French President Emmanuel Macron's coronavirus test has come back positive, it has been announced.

A statement by the French presidential office said President Emmanuel Macron showed signs of coronavirus and had been tested there.

HE'LL BE IN QUARANTINE FOR 7 DAYS

It was announced that a Coronavirus test on Macron came back positive. A statement by the presidential office said that Macron will isolate himself for 7 days, during which time he will also continue his work. The president's meetings will be held via videoconference.

PRIME MINISTER CASTEX HAS QUARANTINED HIMSELF

The announcement was also made for Prime Minister Jean Castex immediately after President Macron contracted the coronavirus. It was announced that the prime minister had quarantined him.

THE SPANISH PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN QUARANTINED

After Macron's test result came back positive, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who met with him later in the week, was quarantined as a precaution.

THE PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER ALSO HELD TALKS

Meanwhile, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who will assume the rotating EU presidency from January 1st, had a bilateral meeting with Macron at lunch yesterday in Paris. Costa, who is scheduled to visit the African country of Guinea-Bissau on December 19-20 as part of his official schedule, will be tested Kovid-19 today and will make his decision later.

CASES HAD DECLINED AS A RESULT OF THE MEASURES

In France, daily coronavirus cases had declined as a result of measures taken after peaking in November. The daily number of cases in the country hovered between 10-15 thousand, and on December 16, 289 people died due to coronavirus.