Emmanuel Macron blames bad luck and negligence for catching coronavirus in home video
The French president was speaking from his home in Versailles after testing positive for Covid-19 on Thursday
Emmanuel Macron speaking from his residence in Versailles
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday blamed “a moment of bad luck” and negligence for catching Covid-19, while insisting that he usually respects measures in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The 42-year-old head of state spoke out after being widely accused of flouting his own government guidelines on social distancing.
In a three-minute video posted on social media on Friday, Mr Macron said: “I am very careful. I respect barrier gestures, distances, I put on the mask, I put on [anti-bacterial] gel on a regular basis.”