Austrian Chancellor Nehammer Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer departs after attending an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels on Dec. 17, 2021. Johanna Geron/Reuters

BERLIN—Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has tested positive for the coronavirus, the chancellery said on Friday, adding that he was in self-isolation and was not showing symptoms.

“There is no need to worry, I am fine and doing well,” the chancellery quoted Nehammer as saying.