Covid-19: Portuguese prime minister in quarantine
The Prime Minister has been quarantined after coming into contact with an infected person.
Portugal’s Prime minister is in quarantine by indication of the health authorities. A member of his cabinet tested positive for Covid-19, forcing António Costa to self-isolate, even though he is fully vaccinated and tested negative for the disease.
“Due to having been in contact with a member of the Cabinet who turned out to be a confirmed positive case of Covid-19, and despite having already had the two doses of the vaccine for over a month and a half and having complied with the rules of physical distance and wearing a mask, the Prime Minister is complying with a period of prophylactic isolation determined by the health authorities,” reads a statement sent by the Portuguese government.
It should be noted that the Portuguese prime minister had already been tested for Covid-19 on Monday after being in contact with his Luxembourg counterpart, Xavier Bettel, who tested positive on Sunday. The test result was also negative.