Merkel is healthy and in constant contact with cabinet

• Merkel's initial test for coronavirus came back negative, her spokesman said on Monday.
• He reiterated that Merkel would undergo a series of tests, adding: "If there are developments we will tell you."

"The chancellor is well," Steffen Seibert told a news conference.

"She is doing her work, as I said previously, from home, she is in constant close contact with all members of the cabinet and her staff and she is also conducting international discussions from home."

He reiterated that Merkel would undergo a series of tests, adding: "If there are developments we will tell you."

Merkel's initial test for coronavirus came back negative, her spokesman said on Monday.