French Prime Minister Castex tests positive for coronavirus -PM's office

FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Jean Castex takes part in a ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the November 13, 2015 attacks, in which 130 people were killed, outside Le Carillon bar, in Paris, France November 13, 2021. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolating himself, the prime minister's office said on Monday.

Castex, who is fully vaccinated against the virus, learned his daughter had tested positive after he returned from Belgium, where he met his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo. Castex then tested positive himself.