<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will stay in quarantine despite testing negative for Covid-19 after he met with French President Emmanuel Macron, who has the virus, Sanchez's office said Thursday.</p>.<p>Sanchez will remain isolated and under medical surveillance until December 24 and will be tested again at that point, a statement said.</p>.<p>He was the only member of a Spanish delegation to come into close contact with Macron during a visit to Paris on Monday, it added.</p>.<p>Macron tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, and will be self-isolating for the next week.</p>.<p>Sanchez cancelled all items on his agenda for the coming days, starting with a ceremony Thursday at which King Felipe is to open an exhibition.</p>.<p>The Socialist leader attended several events in Paris to mark the 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, including a lunch with Macron.</p>.<p>Last March, Sanchez' wife and several government ministers contracted the virus during a strict lockdown to fight the pandemic.</p>.<p>Spain has been one of the countries in Europe hardest hit by the disease, with an official toll of more than 48,000 dead from 1.7 million cases.</p>
<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will stay in quarantine despite testing negative for Covid-19 after he met with French President Emmanuel Macron, who has the virus, Sanchez's office said Thursday.</p>.<p>Sanchez will remain isolated and under medical surveillance until December 24 and will be tested again at that point, a statement said.</p>.<p>He was the only member of a Spanish delegation to come into close contact with Macron during a visit to Paris on Monday, it added.</p>.<p>Macron tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, and will be self-isolating for the next week.</p>.<p>Sanchez cancelled all items on his agenda for the coming days, starting with a ceremony Thursday at which King Felipe is to open an exhibition.</p>.<p>The Socialist leader attended several events in Paris to mark the 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, including a lunch with Macron.</p>.<p>Last March, Sanchez' wife and several government ministers contracted the virus during a strict lockdown to fight the pandemic.</p>.<p>Spain has been one of the countries in Europe hardest hit by the disease, with an official toll of more than 48,000 dead from 1.7 million cases.</p>