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Monday, March 23, 2020
Merkel tests negative for coronavirus, will undergo further testing
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German leader has tested negative for the new coronavirus.
Spokesman Steffen Seibert tells news agency dpa today that “further tests will be conducted in the coming days.”
Merkel went into quarantine at home yesterday after being informed that a doctor who had administered a vaccine to her had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
— AP