Merkel’s third coronavirus test comes back negative

BERLIN

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tested negative on her third coronavirus test, her spokesman said on Monday.

"The Chancellor will continue to perform her official duties while self-quarantining at home within the next few days," Steffen Seibert told German news agency DPA.

The 65-year-old politician entered self-quarantine on March 22, two days after a doctor who gave her a precautionary vaccine tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Merkel’s two previous tests also came back negative.