Covid-19: Jean Castex tested positive and in isolation – archyde

Prime Minister Jean Castex tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Monday evening, November 22, and “His agenda will be adjusted over the next few days so that he can continue his activities while being in solitary confinement” for ten days.

Contact case after one of his daughters, aged 11, was diagnosed positive, he was forced into solitary confinement at the end of the day and had led a meeting with elected officials from Guadeloupe by videoconference while awaiting the result of a PCR test. He suffered on Monday evening from “Mild symptoms”, according to his entourage, in particular a “Slight cough”.

Mr Castex had gone to Brussels in the morning, where he had met Alexander De Croo, his Belgian counterpart. Mr. De Croo has therefore quarantined himself, his office announced in the evening. Four other members of the Belgian government, who participated in the Franco-Belgian meeting, “Will also pass a PCR test and remain in quarantine until the test result is negative.” They are ministers Sophie Wilmès (foreign affairs), Ludivine Dedonder (defense), Annelies Verlinden (interior) and Vincent Van Quickenborne (justice).

In addition, Mr. Castex was accompanied by the Ministers of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, and of the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune. The director general of internal security, Nicolas Lerner, that of external security, Bernard Emié, the national anti-terrorism prosecutor, Jean-François Ricard, and the national coordinator of intelligence and the fight against terrorism, Laurent Nunez, were also part of the delegation.

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Mr. Castex was initially to receive in Matignon, Monday at 6 p.m., part of the elected officials of Guadeloupe, in order to allow them to“Present their analysis of the situation on the spot”, surrounded by overseas ministers, Sébastien Lecornu, health, Olivier Véran, and Mr. Darmanin.

The head of government, 56, who received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the spring, had never been diagnosed positive until then. However, he had already been in contact three times: in September 2020, during the Tour de France, after sharing the car of the competition director, Christian Prudhomme, a second time following a dinner with the President of the Republic. , Emmanuel Macron, in December, then in June, after Mr. Castex’s wife contracted the disease.

Before him, Mr. Macron had been diagnosed positive in December 2020. Several ministers also contracted the disease, such as the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, and the Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot. That of foreign trade, Franck Riester, had been recognized positive in March 2020, as well as the Secretaries of State for the ecological transition of the time, Poirson brunette and Emmanuelle Wargon.