EU’s Michel Barnier says he is coronavirus positive

EU’s Brexit negotiator said he has tested positive for coronavirus in a video on Thursday.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has the coronavirus, he announced on Thursday.

European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier Thursday confirmed being tested positive for coronavirus. (REUTERS)

“I tested positive yesterday for Covid-19. I’m as well as I can be, strictly confined to my home,” Barnier, 69, said in a video posted on his Twitter account. “I’m fine, morale is good,” he added.