EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has entered self-quarantine after recently coming into contact with a person with Covid-19, she wrote on Twitter on Monday.
I’ve been informed that I participated in a meeting last Tuesday attended by a person who yesterday tested positive for COVID-19. In accordance with regulations in force, I’m therefore self-isolating until tomorrow morning. I’ve tested negative on Thursday & am tested again today
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) October 5, 2020
"I've been informed that I participated in a meeting last Tuesday attended by a person who yesterday tested positive for Covid-19," she wrote.
Von der Leyen said she had already had one negative coronavirus test, on Thursday, and was set to take another one later on Monday. She said she would be in self-isolation until early on Tuesday, "in accordance with regulations in force."