EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Says She Has Tested Positive for Covid-19
EU commissioner Mariya Gabriel has tested positive
for Covid-19, she said Saturday, the first top Brussels official known to have
caught the coronavirus.
Gabriel, the EU commissioner for research and
innovation, had already announced on Monday that she would self-isolate after a
member of her team tested positive for the virus.
After a first negative #COVID19 test on Monday, my
second one is positive," said Gabriel, who is Bulgaria's representative to
the 27-member EU executive.
"I have been in self-isolation since Monday and
continue staying at home, following the established regulations. Keep yourself
healthy and stay safe!" she said.
The EU commission is headquartered in the Belgian
capital of Brussels, which is currently one of the worst hit cities in Europe
by the virus, along with Madrid and Paris.
The commission's president Ursula von der Leyen on
Monday briefly went into self-isolation after a close contact with a positive
case, but her two tests came back negative.
Last month the president of the European Council,
Charles Michel, was forced to postpone a European leaders' summit for a week
after a security guard in his team tested positive.
