France's President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, his office says.
The 42-year-old took a test after developing symptoms and will now isolate for seven days, the Elysée Palace said in a statement.
Mr Macron "is still in charge" of running the country and will work remotely, said an official.
"The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for Covid-19 today," the Elysée said on Thursday morning. The diagnoses was made following a "test performed at the onset of the first symptoms", the statement added.
It is not yet known how Mr Macron caught the virus but his office said it was identifying those he had been in close contact.
Prime Minister Jean Castex, 55, is also self-isolating as he is considered a possible "contact case", officials said. He was due to introduce the government's Covid vaccination policy in the Senate on Thursday - now Health Minister Olivier Véran is doing it instead.
The statement did not mention whether Mr Macron's wife Brigitte, who is 67, had also tested positive.
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