Emmanuel Macron positive for Covid-19, how many contact cases?
While the head of state was diagnosed this Thursday morning after feeling symptoms, eyes are on the agenda of the head of state in previous days.
It is obviously not known when the president was infected, nor from when he was contagious.
But the incubation time between contamination and the onset of symptoms is five days on average.
During this period, you can still transmit the disease, even if the risk is greater when you are symptomatic.
Barrier gestures during the Council of Ministers
The recent public agenda of the Head of State indicates several events in recent days.
Wednesday morning, the head of state for example chained a defense council with a council of ministers.
But a priori, members of the government will not necessarily be considered as contact cases.
When Bruno Le Maire had been infected, Matignon had let it be known that the barrier gestures had been respected.
However, the Health Insurance defines a "contact case" as being a person present within a meter or for fifteen minutes in the same room as a positive case, and "in the absence of effective protective measures" as wearing a mask.
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The question becomes more delicate during lunches and dinners, which are particularly risky places, Jean Castex himself recognized on Tuesday morning.
That same day, Emmanuel Macron invited the heads of parliamentary groups to lunch at the National Assembly.
Particularly present were Christophe Castaner (LREM), Patrick Mignola (MoDem), Damien Abad (LR), but also the president of the lower house of Parliament, Richard Ferrand.
Unsurprisingly, he said in the wake of the Elysee press release that he was also in solitary confinement for seven days and that he would be tested.
Foreign leaders impacted
The same goes for Jean Castex.
The Prime Minister has met Emmanuel Macron on several occasions in recent days, at the Council of Ministers but also during an interview with the Head of State Tuesday at the end of the afternoon, in particular.
Alexis Kohler, secretary general of the Elysee Palace, was also placed in solitary confinement.
Foreign heads of state could also be affected by ricochet.
On Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron had lunch with Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa.
On Monday noon, he shared his meal with the President of the European Council Charles Michel, the Secretary General of the OECD Angel Gurria and the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
As expected, the latter will also isolate himself until December 24, says El País.