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The Graphic Truth: COVID-19 infects global leaders

Countries where heads of state or government have tested positive for COVID-19, as of 6 July 2021

Countries where heads of state or government have tested positivefor COVID-19, as of 6 July 2021

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is in hospital in "serious condition" after contracting COVID-19 in the wake of a European Union summit. Bettel now joins a host of world leaders who got the virus in the course of their usual business of handshaking, speechmaking, and in-person meetings. Here's a map showing all the countries where a head of state or government has become a confirmed COVID case since the pandemic began.

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