Merkel's initial coronavirus test came back negative: spokesman

Merkel went into quarantine on Sunday after coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected doctor

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23 March, 2020, 10:20 pm

Last modified: 23 March, 2020, 10:22 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Angela Merkel's initial test for coronavirus came back negative, a government spokesman said on Monday, adding that the German chancellor would undergo further tests.

Merkel went into quarantine on Sunday after coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected doctor.

German Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz said earlier on Monday that Merkel was healthy but working from home.

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