Kastex has changed his work schedule for the next ten days so that he can continue working in isolation, his chancellery reports. No information has been provided by the officials as to whether the prime minister has any symptoms of the disease.
After Castex returned from Belgium, where he met his Belgian counterpart, Alexander de Croe, his daughter was diagnosed on Monday, and the prime minister decided to take the test himself.
Meanwhile, Mr de Croe’s office has announced that the Belgian Prime Minister will be tested on Tuesday and that he will be self-contained until the results are announced.
Although 75% of French people have been vaccinated, the number of infections has risen sharply in recent weeks. The number of hospitalizations and deaths is also rising, but so far it is significantly lower than in previous waves of the pandemic.
French President Emmanuel Macron became infected with Covid-19 last December. Several ministers have also contracted the disease.
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