Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tests positive for COVID-19

Zelensky, who is Jewish, made the announcement Monday on Twitter, adding that he is feeling well and continuing to work in confinement.

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020 06:29

Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky, right, meets with rabbis in Kyiv, May 6, 2019 (photo credit: COURTESY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF KHARKOV) — Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky, right, meets with rabbis in Kyiv, May 6, 2019

(photo credit: COURTESY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF KHARKOV)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Zelensky, who is Jewish, made the announcement Monday on Twitter, adding that he is feeling well and continuing to work in confinement.

There are no lucky people for whom #COVID19 does not pose a threat. Despite all the quarantine measures, I received a positive test. I feel good & take a lot of vitamins. Promise to isolate myself, but keep working. I will overcome COVID19 as most people do. It's gonna be fine!

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 9, 2020

“There are no lucky people for whom #COVID19 does not pose a threat,” Zelensky wrote. “Despite all the quarantine measures, I received a positive test. I feel good & take a lot of vitamins. Promise to isolate myself, but keep working. I will overcome COVID19 as most people do. It’s gonna be fine!”

Zelensky, 42, is among a number of world leaders who have contracted the virus, including President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.