Swiss President Ignazio Cassis has tested positive for Covid-19, the government has said, according to AFP.
The president has tested positive as Switzerland lifts almost all remaining coronavirus restrictions despite high case numbers.
Wednesday's “test came back positive and the president went into self-isolation this morning as soon as he learned of the test result,” a government statement said. “Mr Cassis has no symptoms and is in good health.”
The former cantonal doctor, aged 60, who holds the annually-rotating Swiss presidency alongside his foreign affairs brief, will return to his office next week.
