Covid-19: Secretary of State Joël Giraud contaminated and in isolation – Franceinfo

It is the third member of the government to be currently infected.

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The Secretary of State for Rurality, Joël Giraud, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday and is in solitary confinement, his entourage said on Friday (November 26th). Aged 62, he presents “a mild flu-like condition”, we said from the same source. He was traveling Thursday with the Minister of Transformation and Public Service Amélie de Montchalin in Meung-sur-Loire (Loiret) and Wednesday in Eure-et-Loir for meetings with local actors, including the rural mayors of the department . Amélie de Montchalin for her part was tested Thursday evening with a negative result, reported her entourage.

Joel Giraud is the third member of the government to be currently infected with the virus, with Prime Minister Jean Castex and Minister of Integration Brigitte Klinkert, as a fifth wave of the epidemic hits France, resulting in an increase rapid number of cases. All of them reported suffering from mild symptoms.

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