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EU Commission's VP Schinas has coronavirus

Reuters | Posted: Oct. 27, 2020, 9:29 a.m. | Updated: Oct. 27, 2020, 8:33 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission Vice President for promoting the European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating.

"I have just learned that my regular scheduled COVID19 test ...came back positive. I am now self-isolating as required," Schinas said on Twitter.

(Reporting by Marine Strauss, writing by Jan Strupczewski)

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