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French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement, the presidential palace confirmed Mr. Macron will isolate for seven days and cancel all upcoming trips. As Europe correspondent Samantha Hawley reports, it’s still not known how the president contracted the virus.
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Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has been President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra since 14 May 2017. In the legislative elections a month later, Macron’s party, renamed “La République En Marche!” (LREM), secured a majority in the National Assembly. At the age of 39, Macron became the youngest president in French history.