Portuguese PM in self-quarantine after contact with Macron
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Updated: 2020-12-18 06:31
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LISBON - Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has been in self-quarantine following close contact with French President Emmanuel Macron, who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier on Thursday.
Costa tested negative on Thursday. He will remain in "preventive prophylactic isolation" and do another test in the next few days, according to a statement from his office.
"The Prime Minister maintains all executive activity and the non-face-to-face work agenda," said the statement, adding he canceled his planned visit to Africa later this month.
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