Former NATO chief Javier Solana has coronavirus

Former NATO secretary-general Javier Solana was admitted to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, a source told Reuters, adding that his health was evolving positively and that he had been put under observation as a precaution. Newspaper ABC was first to report on Friday that Solana had been hospitalized for coronavirus in Madrid on Wednesday.

Solana, 77, served as NATO secretary-general from 1995-1999, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs from 1999-2009 and was Spain's foreign minister under Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez form 1992-1995. He attended an event with current Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya on Monday.