Coronavirus: Angela Merkel's second test comes back negative, says spokesman

Merkel (above) has been working from home after receiving a vaccination from a doctor who was later found to have the virus. PHOTO: REUTERS

BERLIN (REUTERS) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tested negative for coronavirus for a second time and will undergo another test at the beginning of next week, a government spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday (March 25).

Merkel has been self-quarantining and working from home after receiving a vaccination from a doctor on Friday who was later found to have the virus.

"The chancellor continues to work from home quarantine," the spokesman added.

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