Macron tests positive for COVID-19, European leaders rush for tests

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron holds a news conference at the end of a EU leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, prompting a track-and-trace effort across Europe following numerous meetings between the French leader and EU heads of government in recent days.

Macron, who will turn 43 on Monday, is running France remotely and has gone into quarantine at the presidential retreat of La Lanterne close to the Palace of Versailles, the presidency said.