French Prime Minister, Prime Minister of Spain and many officials were quarantined due to contact with French President Macron, who is positive for nCoV.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex quarantined himself today after meeting with President Emmanuel Macron over the past few days, according to French Senate head Gerard Larcher.

First Lady Brigitte was quarantining herself, though she had no symptoms.

The Spanish official said Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was quarantined after meeting with Macron.

Before that, the French President attended a meeting with the heads of state of the Council of Europe on December 10-11 in Brussels, Belgium.

European Council President Charles Michel also quarantined himself after meeting with the French President earlier this week.

The Elysee Palace said today that French President Emmanuel Macron had a positive test result as soon as "the first symptoms appeared".

Macron is one of the world's leaders with Covid-19, including US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and President Jair Bolsonaro.