French Culture Minister Franck Riester attends the national conference on Handicap help at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool - RC2AYE98ZGLO
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron warned France on Tuesday that it was at just the start of a health epidemic as the coronavirus outbreak crept closer to the heart of French political power.
Culture Minister Franck Riester said late on Monday he had tested positive for the virus, and Macron's chief of staff is self-isolating after contact with an infected person, said an official at the Elysee Palace, the presidential residence.
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