Macron makes online appearance after testing positive

Wearing a white medical mask, French President Emmanuel Macron has made a planned speech by videoconference on.

It came hours after he tested positive for COVID-19 following a week in which he met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers and EU Council president are among many top officials self-isolating because they had recent contact with Macron.

Macron's office said on Thursday that the president took a test as soon as the first symptoms appeared. The brief statement did not say what symptoms Macron experienced. Macron attended an EU summit with other European leaders last week. His wife, Brigitte Macron, tested negative on Thursday.