ECB President Christine Lagarde announced on Thursday that she had tested positive for Covid-19, a week before a meeting of the Governing Council.
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“
This morning I tested positive for Covid-19
”, tweeted the Frenchwoman, specifying that her infection had “
no impact on the operations of the ECB
”.
“
My symptoms are fortunately quite mild
,” added the 66-year-old ECB president, who said she was vaccinated and received a booster dose.
"
I will work from home until I recover
."
The next regular meeting of the Board of Governors to decide on monetary policy in the face of runaway inflation and fears of recession in the euro zone will take place next Wednesday and Thursday in Frankfurt, Germany.
In early March, the guardians of the euro had decided to accelerate the end of debt buybacks, a sign of concern over rising prices.
But the timetable has been relaxed on the next rate hike, which will come “
some time after
”.
The number of infections in Germany remains at high levels.
But the hospitals are not saturated and the government has recently decided to lift a large part of the restrictions, and in particular the wearing of compulsory masks in stores and schools.
ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos contracted Covid-19 last December and attended the press conference following the meeting remotely.
