Macron free of Covid symptoms: presidency

French President Emmanuel Macron is free of Covid-19 symptoms, his office said yesterday, a week after he tested positive for the coronavirus. The president, who was in self-isolation at an official residence near Paris from where he ran meetings remotely, no longer needs to remain in quarantine, the Elysee Palace added. Macron "shows no symptoms a this stage", the statement said, and "the isolation of the President can therefore end after seven days". Macron, who had tested positive for the virus last Thursday showing symptoms of fatigue, coughing and muscle aches, promised daily updates on his health. A vaccination campaign is to start in France on Sunday, with health workers and older people among the first to get jabs, the government said.