French President Emmanuel&nbsp;Macron&nbsp;is showing signs of improvement after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, his office said on Wednesday.

Earlier,&nbsp;Macron took to Twitter to post a video message in French and informed people that he is 'doing well' but is a little tired which has 'slowed down' his daily activities.

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Macron, 42, &nbsp;is currently residing in his presidential residence at La Lanterne in Versailles outside Paris. The French president's wife Brigitte Macron,67, tested negative for the virus. Macron had attended an EU summit last week, although it is still unclear how the French president contacted the virus.

On Wednesday, Macron had attended the dinner at a gathering at Elysee which was attended by several leaders Prime Minister&nbsp;Jean Castex, who is now also self-isolating.&nbsp;

Several top EU leaders went into self-isolation after Macron tested positive for the virus as they had come in contact with the French president during the summit including Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, European Council president Charles Michel and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Medical experts have voiced concerns that the Christmas holidays could result in a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in&nbsp;France&nbsp;and Europe. Data published on Tuesday showed that&nbsp;France&nbsp;had reported a further 802 related deaths in the last 24 hours, and another 11,795 confirmed cases.

France&nbsp;will reopen its borders to passengers from England on Wednesday, ending a blockade intended to stop the spread of a new coronavirus variant, but which has held up thousands of lorries before Christmas.

Much of the world shut its borders to Britain after a significantly more transmissible mutated coronavirus variant was discovered spreading swiftly across southern England.

With queues of trucks snaking to the horizon in England and some supermarket shelves stripped just days before Christmas, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to get French President Emmanuel Macron to lift a ban on freight from Britain.

French President Emmanuel Macron is showing signs of improvement after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, his office said on Wednesday. Earlier, Macron took to Twitter to post a video message in French and informed people that he is 'doing well' but is a little tired which has 'slowed down' his daily activities.

French President Emmanuel Macron is showing signs of improvement after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, his office said on Wednesday. Earlier, Macron took to Twitter to post a video message in French and informed people that he is 'doing well' but is a little tired which has 'slowed down' his daily activities. pic.twitter.com/MrfTQXpRBW — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 18, 2020 × Also read: Emmanuel Macron claims he is 'doing well' from COVID-19 and concentrating on Brexit Macron, 42, is currently residing in his presidential residence at La Lanterne in Versailles outside Paris. The French president's wife Brigitte Macron,67, tested negative for the virus. Macron had attended an EU summit last week, although it is still unclear how the French president contacted the virus. On Wednesday, Macron had attended the dinner at a gathering at Elysee which was attended by several leaders Prime Minister Jean Castex, who is now also self-isolating. Several top EU leaders went into self-isolation after Macron tested positive for the virus as they had come in contact with the French president during the summit including Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, European Council president Charles Michel and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Medical experts have voiced concerns that the Christmas holidays could result in a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in France and Europe. Data published on Tuesday showed that France had reported a further 802 related deaths in the last 24 hours, and another 11,795 confirmed cases. France will reopen its borders to passengers from England on Wednesday, ending a blockade intended to stop the spread of a new coronavirus variant, but which has held up thousands of lorries before Christmas. Much of the world shut its borders to Britain after a significantly more transmissible mutated coronavirus variant was discovered spreading swiftly across southern England. With queues of trucks snaking to the horizon in England and some supermarket shelves stripped just days before Christmas, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to get French President Emmanuel Macron to lift a ban on freight from Britain.

French President Macron showing improvement after coronavirus diagnosis

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday tested&nbsp;positive for novel&nbsp;coronavirus,&nbsp;his office said in a statement.

"The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today,"&nbsp;the French Presidency said on Thursday.

&nbsp;"This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms."

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In accordance with national regulations,&nbsp;Macron will now self isolate for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely.

French Prime Minister&nbsp;Jean Castex will also&nbsp;self-isolate after coming in contact with Macron.&nbsp;

The French president is one of several heads of state and government around the world who have contracted Covid-19, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump.

France&nbsp;on Wednesday reported 17,615 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, sharply up from the 11,532 on Tuesday and 14,595 a week ago.

The increase was the highest since November&nbsp;21 and comes just a day after authorities replaced a nationwide lockdown with a curfew, after easing lockdown measures in early December.

France&nbsp;could start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech in the last week of December if European Union authorities approve it next week.&nbsp;

France, which like many European countries has been battling a resurgence of the pandemic in recent weeks, has already pre-ordered 200 million doses of COVID vaccines.

Castex said he expected&nbsp;France&nbsp;would receive 1,160,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine by December&nbsp;30, followed by an additional 677,000 doses around January&nbsp;5-6 and a further 1.6 million in February.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday tested positive for novel coronavirus, his office said in a statement. "The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today," the French Presidency said on Thursday.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday tested positive for novel coronavirus, his office said in a statement. "The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today," the French Presidency said on Thursday. "This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms." In accordance with national regulations, Macron will now self isolate for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely. French Prime Minister Jean Castex will also self-isolate after coming in contact with Macron. The French president is one of several heads of state and government around the world who have contracted Covid-19, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump. France on Wednesday reported 17,615 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, sharply up from the 11,532 on Tuesday and 14,595 a week ago. The increase was the highest since November 21 and comes just a day after authorities replaced a nationwide lockdown with a curfew, after easing lockdown measures in early December. France could start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech in the last week of December if European Union authorities approve it next week. France, which like many European countries has been battling a resurgence of the pandemic in recent weeks, has already pre-ordered 200 million doses of COVID vaccines. Castex said he expected France would receive 1,160,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine by December 30, followed by an additional 677,000 doses around January 5-6 and a further 1.6 million in February.

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