PARIS – French Prime Minister Jean Castex tested negative on COVID-19 and will leave solitary confinement on Saturday, a week after being in touch with those who had a positive result, his workplace said.
Castex had already tested negative for COVID-19 since sharing a car last weekend with the director of the Tour de France cycling race, who then tested positive.
France is dealing with a resurgence of coronavirus cases and on Friday the prime minister presented plans to speed up testing and boost measures in some cities as the government seeks to avoid a repeat of the national spring closure (report via Elizabth Pineau; Written through Gus Trompiz; Edited via Helen Popper)
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