PARIS (AP) — France’s presidential palace says President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. He met Wednesday with the prime minister of Portugal. Macron on Wednesday also held the government’s weekly Cabinet meeting in the presence of Prime Minister Jean Castex and other ministers. Macron is following French health authorities’ recommendations that since September have reduced the self-isolation time from 14 days to seven. French health authorities argued this week that the 14-day quarantine was not well-respected by many in the country who considered it too long.

Source: Huffington Post December 17, 2020 09:43 UTC