Merkel negative in 1st virus test; more to be done

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Merkel negative in 1st virus test; more to be done

Associated Press | Monday, March 23, 2020 11:57 a.m.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives Sunday for a press conference about coronavirus in Berlin. The German leader’s spokesperson says she has tested negative for the new coronavirus.

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German leader has tested negative for the new coronavirus.

Spokesman Steffen Seibert told news agency dpa on Monday that “further tests will be conducted in the coming days.”

Merkel went into quarantine at home on Sunday evening after being informed that a doctor who had administered a vaccine to her had tested positive for the new coronavirus.

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