According to a government spokesman, he had “mild symptoms” and was in isolation in the chancellery. Interior Minister Faeser has also been infected. / Olaf Scholz has Corona
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tested positive for Corona. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit announced that he had mild cold symptoms and immediately went into isolation in the chancellor’s apartment in the Federal Chancellery.
Accordingly, this week’s public events will be cancelled. “The Chancellor wants to hold internal appointments and the scheduled meeting with the Prime Ministers of the federal states virtually,” said Hebestreit. This also applies to the planned summit meeting with the heads of government of the federal states on Wednesday.
Conferences digitally or by telephone
Scholz was already there digitally at the first conference: Olaf Scholz should have met with the SPD leadership in the Willy-Brandt-Haus in the morning on the occasion of the upcoming introduction of the minimum wage increase. Secretary General Kevin Kühnert said the Chancellor took part in the presidium meeting digitally.
Just got back from Gulf States
Scholz returned from a two-day trip to the Gulf States on Sunday. Before starting the trip, he had done a PCR test, which was negative. According to government sources, he tested negative again on Sunday.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) also announced on Twitter that the corona virus had “caught” her.
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After more than two years of the corona pandemic, Chancellor Scholz was also infected. Shortly before, he had been on the government plane.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz tested positive for Corona on Monday. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit announced that he had mild cold symptoms and immediately went into isolation in the chancellor’s apartment in the Federal Chancellery.
“The public appointments this week will be cancelled, the Chancellor wants to attend internal appointments and the scheduled meeting with the Prime Ministers of the federal states virtually.”
Interior Minister Faeser also infected
Scholz returned from a two-day trip to the Gulf States on Sunday. Before starting the trip, he had done a PCR test, which was negative. On Sunday he had tested negative again, according to government circles.
Gute Besserung an Bundeskanzler @OlafScholz! Rasche Genesung und einen milden Verlauf!
— Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) September 26, 2022
In the morning, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser also announced on Twitter that she was infected with the corona virus. “Now Corona has gotten me too, for the first time. The virus remains insidious. Take good care of yourselves this fall!” Faeser should have attended a joint meeting of interior and justice ministers in Munich this Tuesday.
