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Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder has to be quarantined in his cabinet because of a proven corona case.

"I will continue the official business digitally," wrote the CSU boss on Monday on the short message service Twitter.

So Söder has to stay in isolation for the time being.

The quarantine of a so-called contact person 1 can be ended with a negative test after ten days at the earliest - that would be December 31.

Previously, the test by State Chancellor Florian Herrmann (CSU), who is in charge of coordinating the Free State's corona policy with Söder, was positive.

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Söder wished Herrmann a mild course and a speedy recovery.

The Minister of State also announced on Twitter at noon that he had tested positive for the virus.

"Given the circumstances, I am fine," he wrote.

Söder's quarantine has direct consequences for the cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

The Council of Ministers will still deal with the Corona situation - the meeting was only planned as a video conference anyway - but the press conference that was planned with Söder was canceled.

First corona quarantine for Söder

Söder is in quarantine for the first time since the pandemic began.

In his everyday life, he paid close attention to compliance with hygiene regulations such as distance requirements and mask requirements and often used disinfectants.

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Other prime ministers and federal politicians such as Chancellor Angela Merkel were already temporarily in quarantine after contact with those who tested positive.

Among other things, Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke had tested positive for the corona virus.

According to information from the State Chancellery, Söder was last tested for Corona on Monday morning, the result was negative, said a spokeswoman.

But then Söder had a meeting with Herrmann.

Söder's government spokesman also went into quarantine.

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