Franck Riester is not the only European minister in the turmoil of the coronavirus. In Spain, the epidemic is also reaching the top of the state. Equality Minister Irene Montero has tested positive for coronavirus, as the government announced on Thursday. But the minister "is fine". The Spanish government has announced that the entire government will be tested during the day.
The minister's companion, the leader of the radical left party Podemos and government vice-president Pablo Iglesias, is with her "in quarantine," the government added in a statement.
"The minister is doing well and vice president Pablo Iglesias, in quarantine because of this situation, too," according to the government.
Next videoconference meetings
Consequence of this positive test, only the ministers whose "presence is necessary", will participate in the extraordinary Council of Ministers convened Thursday to adopt in particular economic measures in the face of the consequences of the epidemic of coronavirus.
The next meetings scheduled on the agenda of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez "will be telematic" just like the press conference of Mr. Sanchez scheduled after the Council of Ministers, the government said again.
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Spain is one of the countries most affected in Europe by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest report from the authorities released on Thursday evening, at least 2,140 cases were notified and 48 people died.