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Some national leaders,[1] including heads of state and heads of government have tested positive for COVID-19 while in office.

List

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Country Name Office Ref.
Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Belarus [2]
Brazil Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil [3]
Canada Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada [4]
France Emmanuel Macron President of France [1]
Jean Castex Prime Minister of France
Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei President of Guatemala [2]
Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández President of Honduras [5]
Republic of Ireland Micheál Martin Taoiseach [6]
Israel Naftali Bennett Prime Minister of Israel [7]
Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador President of Mexico
Monaco Prince Albert II of Monaco Prince of Monaco [2]
Morocco Mohammed VI King of Morocco [8]
Papua New Guinea James Marape Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea [9]
Pakistan Imran Khan Prime Minister of Pakistan
Philippines Bongbong Marcos President of the Philippines [10]
Poland Andrzej Duda President of Poland [11]
Portugal António Costa Prime Minister of Portugal [12]
Russia Mikhail Mishustin Prime Minister of Russia [1]
Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister of Singapore [13]
Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey [14]
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine [15]
United Kingdom Boris Johnson Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [16]
Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, Grenada, The Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, St. Lucia, Belize, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Commonwealth [17]
United States Donald Trump President of the United States [18]
Joe Biden [19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Does the public rally behind leaders who get covid-19?". 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "With Macron as the latest addition, here's full list of world leaders who contracted Covid-19".
  3. ^ "Coronavirus: Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive". BBC News. 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19". CNN. 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ Dwyer, Colin (17 June 2020). "President of Honduras Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Vows to 'Beat This Pandemic'". NPR.
  6. ^ "Irish leader tests positive for COVID during visit to DC". MSN. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. ^ "COVID-19 in Israel: 15,600 new cases, Bennett tests positive". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  8. ^ "Japan's top court says government not responsible for Fukushima damage". Reuters. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  9. ^ "PNG Prime Minister James Marape tests positive to COVID in Beijing". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 February 2022.
  10. ^ Valente, Catherine (July 9, 2022). "Marcos tests positive for Covid-19". The Mamila Times. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Poland's President Tests Positive for COVID-19, Top Aide Says". 5 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Portugal's Prime Minister is COVID positive two days after reelection - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  13. ^ "Singapore's PM Lee tests positive for COVID-19". CNA. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  14. ^ Isil Sariyuce, for (5 February 2022). "Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and wife test positive for Covid-19". CNN.
  15. ^ "Ukrainian President Zelensky, who was pivotal in Trump's impeachment, has been hospitalized with COVID-19". Business Insider.
  16. ^ "U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus". CBS News.
  17. ^ "Britain's Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid-19". CNN. 20 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Live Updates: Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus". NPR. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  19. ^ Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha
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