He had been confined since Monday, after having rubbed shoulders with Christian Estrosi, who tested positive for coronavirus. The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes Bernard Gonzalez, 62, has also contracted the virus, it was revealed on Friday. "He is fine and continues to work from his office in the Sardinian palace", his residence in Old Nice, confirmed to 20 Minutes his chief of staff Jean-Gabriel Delacroix.
The state representative in the department became aware of the diagnosis this Friday morning after having passed a test following the occurrence of symptoms characteristic of Covid-19. He had himself sidelined after learning that the mayor of Nice, whom he had met the previous days, was positive for coronavirus. On March 2, the prefect of Oise had also been placed in solitary confinement "as a precaution", after having been around the mayor of Crépy-en-Valois, contaminated by the infectious agent.
A few kilometers from Nice, the princely palace of Monaco announced on Thursday that Prince Albert-II was positive for Covid-19, adding that "his state of health [did not inspire] any concern". The diagnosis was revealed three days after Minister of State Serge Telle, the Prime Minister's equivalent, said he had contracted the virus.
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