<p>Chancellor Angela Merkel's third coronavirus test has come back negative but the German leader will stay in home quarantine for the coming days, her spokesman said Monday.</p>.<p>Merkel, 65, has been in self-isolation at her Berlin flat for just over a week, after learning on March 22 that a doctor who gave her a vaccination two days earlier was infected with the virus.</p>.<p>"The chancellor's third test also turned out negative. The chancellor will continue to carry out her official business from her at-home quarantine in the coming days," spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html">Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>It was not immediately clear if Merkel would undergo further testing.</p>.<p>People who have come into contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases are generally advised to self-isolate for 14 days.</p>.<p>While in isolation, Merkel has kept working and held government meetings via video link.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-march-31-819486.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>On Saturday she released an audio message thanking Germans for heeding the country's unprecedented confinement measures and avoiding unnecessary social contacts.</p>.<p>She also pleaded for patience, saying it was too soon to say when the restrictions could be eased.</p>.<p>Germany has recorded over 57,000 coronavirus cases and 455 deaths, according to the Robert Koch Institute for disease control. </p>
<p>Chancellor Angela Merkel's third coronavirus test has come back negative but the German leader will stay in home quarantine for the coming days, her spokesman said Monday.</p>.<p>Merkel, 65, has been in self-isolation at her Berlin flat for just over a week, after learning on March 22 that a doctor who gave her a vaccination two days earlier was infected with the virus.</p>.<p>"The chancellor's third test also turned out negative. The chancellor will continue to carry out her official business from her at-home quarantine in the coming days," spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html">Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>It was not immediately clear if Merkel would undergo further testing.</p>.<p>People who have come into contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases are generally advised to self-isolate for 14 days.</p>.<p>While in isolation, Merkel has kept working and held government meetings via video link.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-march-31-819486.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>On Saturday she released an audio message thanking Germans for heeding the country's unprecedented confinement measures and avoiding unnecessary social contacts.</p>.<p>She also pleaded for patience, saying it was too soon to say when the restrictions could be eased.</p>.<p>Germany has recorded over 57,000 coronavirus cases and 455 deaths, according to the Robert Koch Institute for disease control. </p>