Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa will self-isolate for 14 days, spending Christmas at his official residence, after meeting earlier this week with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is infected with coronavirus.
Lisbon’s regional health authority ARSLVT said in a statement cited by Lusa news agency that a working lunch between the two leaders on Wednesday was considered a “high-risk exposure” to the coronavirus.
Costa tested negative on Thursday, but ARSLVT said he would have to stay in isolation until December 29, which will be 14 days after he met with Macron in Paris to discuss Portugal’s upcoming European Council presidency.
