President Emmanuel Macron left the Elysee Palace alone on Thursday evening after the announcement of his positive Covid-19 test earlier in the day.
The Head of State went to Versailles to take refuge in the official residence of La Lanterne.
And we now know more about his symptoms.
The announcement of the positive test of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron for Covid-19 shook the state summit on Thursday.
In the morning, the Elysee said that the head of state had undergone a test "as soon as the first symptoms appear", without giving more details about them.
We now know, according to those around him, that Emmanuel Macron suffers from a cough and fever on Friday morning, as well as from severe fatigue.
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Emmanuel Macron went to Versailles without Brigitte Macron
Consequence: the president left the Elysee Palace on Thursday evening to go to solitary confinement in Versailles, in the official residence of La Lanterne.
He went there alone, without his wife Brigitte who tested negative for Covid-19 on Thursday, his cabinet said.
On BFMTV, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said the president was "followed by a doctor from the military health service".
Surrounded by this medical team, Emmanuel Macron "will be able to both isolate himself and continue to work," said the Elysee.
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The next few days will therefore look like an endless series of videoconferencing meetings for the Head of State, with obviously rest.
His collaborators will no longer come to his office.
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"If he had been reckless he would have been infected much sooner"
There remains the question of the contamination of the President.
Due to the length of incubation, the latter was probably contaminated at the end of last week, probably in Brussels during the last European Council, according to an adviser from the Elysee.
The fact that Emmanuel Macron is positive illustrates for many the importance of the risk of contamination despite the barrier gestures, which sometimes seem to be able to be forgotten.
The entourage of the Head of State denies any imprudence.
For a counselor, "if he had been reckless, he would have been contaminated much earlier ..."