Wednesday, while he multiplied the appearances to stage the new phase of deconfinement, Jean Castex learned that he was in contact.
His wife, Sandra, who suffers from mild symptoms, has indeed tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Prime Minister immediately made the decision to isolate himself, ensuring his working meetings remotely, by videoconference, from Matignon.
The agenda of the head of government is once again shaken by the virus.
Jean Castex, declared a contact case three times since he was appointed last July, has never tested positive.
On Wednesday, the elected official carried out two tests - one antigenic and one PCR - which turned out to be negative.
He will do it on the last Wednesday, at D + 7, in accordance with the health protocol.
His trip scheduled for Saturday in New Aquitaine, in support of candidate minister Geneviève Darrieussecq, is therefore canceled.
Thursday and Friday, several meetings and working talks will take place virtually.
At this stage, his visit to Center-Val-de-Loire alongside Marc Fesneau on Wednesday is maintained, as is his trip to Lyon on Thursday, where he must participate in the meeting organized by the head of the macronist list Bruno Bonnell.
Within a few days, Jean Castex could have avoided isolation. Because the Prime Minister has already received a first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine on March 19. The second injection, at the end of twelve weeks, was to take place at the end of the week.