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German health minister tests positive for coronavirus

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/10/21/germany-minister.jpg"/><figcaption>German Health Minister Jens Spahn receives an influenza injection from doctor Harald Bias at Charite hospital, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2020. <em>Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>BERLIN - German Health Minister Jens Spahn has tested positive for coronavirus, his ministry said Wednesday, as the country battles a spike in new cases. </p><p>Spahn, a chief ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel and an architect of the government&#x27;s response to the pandemic, went into isolation at home with &quot;cold symptoms&quot;, according to the ministry. </p><p>The cabinet does not however have to go into quarantine despite Spahn&#x27;s attendance at a meeting on Wednesday, a government spokesman told the DPA news agency. </p><p>Spahn has been lauded for his calm handling of the virus crisis, and was once seen as a contender to take over as chancellor when Merkel stands down next year. </p><p>Spahn has welcomed stronger restrictions imposed by some states in Germany as the country tries to curb a second wave of COVID-19. </p><p>The Alpine district of Berchtesgaden in southern Germany, a beauty spot popular with tourists, on Tuesday became the first area to return to strict lockdown since the height of the pandemic earlier this year. </p><p>Last week, Germany reported its highest number of new virus cases in a single day as numbers surged across Europe. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oNVfwuIc11s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>BERLIN - German Health Minister Jens Spahn has tested positive for coronavirus, his ministry said Wednesday, as the country battles a spike in new cases.</p>

BERLIN - German Health Minister Jens Spahn has tested positive for coronavirus, his ministry said Wednesday, as the country battles a spike in new cases.