Spanish Prime Minister’s Wife Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Spanish Prime Minister’s Wife Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, and wife María Begoña Gómez Fernández arrive at number 10 Downing Street in London, England for a reception on Dec. 3, 2019. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez, has tested positive for coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said on March 14, adding that both were doing fine.

“The tests carried out in the last hours in Moncloa [the prime minister’s residence] on the people closest to the prime minister have tested positive in the case of his wife, Doña Begoña Gómez,” the statement read. “Both Mrs. Gómez and the president are well, both remain in La Moncloa and follow the preventive measures established by the health authorities at all times.”