Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the president of Portugal will be quarantined at his private residence for two weeks over coronavirus, his office disclosed in a statement on Monday.
So far, Portugal has confirmed nine new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 30.
The president was reported to have received a group of students from a school in northern Portugal last Tuesday at an event and took photos with them.
Few days later, a student from the school was confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19.
“At the moment when all the Portuguese demonstrate high civic maturity in the face of the viral outbreak, the President of the Republic understands that he must give a reinforced example of prevention,” the statement read. Dailypost