European Commission president wishes Zelensky speedy recovery

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has wished President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky a speedy recovery from COVID-19.

She wrote this on her Twitter account.

"My thoughts are with you, Volodymyr Zelensky. I wish you a very prompt recovery," she wrote, responding to Zelensky's tweet that he tested positive for coronavirus.

Zelensky and Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak tested positive for COVID-19 on November 9.

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to Yermak, told the Ukrayinska Pravda online news site that Zelensky and Yermak stayed in isolated wards at the Feofania Hospital.

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmytro Razumkov announced on November 11 that he had received a positive test for coronavirus.

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