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Danish health minister isolates in Brussels hotel after testing COVID-19 positive

Published: 07 Dec 2021 - 03:52 pm | Last Updated: 07 Dec 2021 - 03:53 pm
Denmark's Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke holds a news conference on the launch of the new digital COVID-19 passport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Copenhagen Airport, in Copenhagen, Denmark May 28, 2021. Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

Denmark's Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke holds a news conference on the launch of the new digital COVID-19 passport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Copenhagen Airport, in Copenhagen, Denmark May 28, 2021. Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

Reuters

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's Health Minister Magnus Heunicke on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating in a hotel in Brussels, the ministry said in a statement.
Heunicke had stayed in his hotel room and not been in contact with other ministers, Denmark's permanent representation in the EU told Reuters.