Economics Minister Peter Altmaier had to go into quarantine. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also isolated himself a few hours earlier.
Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (62) has gone into quarantine. He announced this Wednesday night via Twitter. "This afternoon I learned that an employee of an EU minister who was present at the Council of Trade Ministers in Berlin had tested positive for Corona. As a precaution, I went to quarantine at home. I tested negative on Friday, and I'm doing very well."
Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is also in quarantine
A few hours earlier, the Federal Foreign Office announced that Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (54) is in quarantine. There is a Covid 19 infection in his environment. Specifically: "Foreign Minister Maas today went into quarantine in accordance with the Infection Protection Act because of a Covid 19 infection of a member of his personal protection command. Whether and to what extent other people are affected and what measures, if necessary, will be clarified.
Chancellor Angela Merkel (66) had already gone into quarantine at home in March. Her spokesman announced this via Twitter at the time. A doctor who had given her a prophylactic pneumococcal vaccination a few days earlier had tested positive for the coronavirus. However, the Chancellor was not infected, her tests were negative.