France's President Emmanuel Macron, third from right, and France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, fourth from left, attend a defense council, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on March 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

ROME (AP) -- Officials say the commander of the U.S. Army in Europe and several staff members may have been exposed to the new coronavirus.

The Army says in a statement Monday that Lt. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli and the others are self-monitoring their health and working remotely.

Also Monday, French officials said that Culture Minister Franck Riester tested positive for the virus.

French Health Minister Olivier Veran says that Riester has shown "few symptoms" and is under self-quarantine at home.

Veran says Riester had spent time at the country's National Assembly lower house of parliament where several lawmakers tested positive.