French president was ‘very likely’ infected at a European council summit; six-week lockdown looms for Northern Ireland; Biden aide tests positive
- Northern Ireland to enter six-week lockdown from Boxing Day
- French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive
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In Australia, premier of the country’s most populous state, Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed a new cluster detected on the northern beaches of Sydney has grown to 28 cases.
The New South Wales premier said those suburbs would be on lockdown for the next three days. People should only be leaving their houses for essential reasons.
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Emmanuel Macron has been diagnosed with Covid-19 after developing symptoms, the Élysée Palace has announced, forcing several other European leaders who recently met the French president into self-isolation.
The palace said Macron was “very likely” to have been infected at a European council summit in Brussels late last week, where he was seen mingling with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, and others, all wearing masks.
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Continue reading…French president was ‘very likely’ infected at a European council summit; six-week lockdown looms for Northern Ireland; Biden aide tests positiveNorthern Ireland to enter six-week lockdown from Boxing Day French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive 12.27am GMTIn Australia, premier of the country’s most populous state, Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed a new cluster detected on the northern beaches of Sydney has grown to 28 cases.The New South Wales premier said those suburbs would be on lockdown for the next three days. People should only be leaving their houses for essential reasons. 12.02am GMTEmmanuel Macron has been diagnosed with Covid-19 after developing symptoms, the Élysée Palace has announced, forcing several other European leaders who recently met the French president into self-isolation.The palace said Macron was “very likely” to have been infected at a European council summit in Brussels late last week, where he was seen mingling with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, and others, all wearing masks. Related: French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus Continue reading…