PARIS, Dec 17: French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus. According to an Élysée spokesperson, he tested positive on Thursday. Macron has fever, fatigue and cough. He is 42.

Macron's office said he will remain in quarantine at the presidential residence La Lanterne in Versailles for a week. His wife, French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 67, will remain at the Élysée Palace in Paris in quarantine. She has tested negative for covid.

Because of contacts with Macron, Prime Minister Jean Castex and president of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand are also quarantining for seven days as a precaution.

Likewise, leaders of several countries who had had contact with Macron in the last few days have gone into preventive quarantine. They include Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, European Council president Charles Michel and OECD secretary-general Angel Gurria.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Wishing my dear friend @EmmanuelMacron a speedy recovery and the best of health.”

"Sorry to hear my friend @EmmanuelMacron has tested positive for coronavirus. We are all wishing you a speedy recovery," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted Thursday.

European Commission president Ursula Von Der Leyen also wished Macron "a quick recovery."

France reported 289 deaths from covid on Wednesday, the total reaching 59,361 fatalities.