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Germany’s Scholz positive for Covid after Gulf tour
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tested positive for the coronavirus and is displaying mild symptoms after returning from a tour of the Gulf, his spokesman said Monday.
The 64-year-old is isolated in his apartment in the chancellery, and will attend meetings online, spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said.
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At the weekend, he visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar on a hunt for new energy sources after Russia cut gas supplies amid tensions over the Ukraine war.
He signed a deal Sunday for the UAE to supply natural gas and diesel to Germany.
