Culture minister goes into quarantine after agriculture minister tests positive for coronavirus

Czech Minister of Culture Lubomír Zaorálek has gone into quarantine, because he came into contact with the Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Toman, the Czech News Agency reported on Monday.

Mr. Toman tested positive last week and is the first member of the Czech government to be infected with the virus. He had a meeting at Prague Castle with the president and a day later, on Thursday, with the culture minister before he was diagnosed. Mr. Zaorálek has quarantined himself and will take a test on Tuesday.