The British sovereign will carry out “light tasks” over the next week, Buckingham Palace said.
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Symptoms “comparable to those of a cold”. Queen Elizabeth II, 95, tested positive for Covid-19 but only has symptoms “light”Buckingham Palace announced on Sunday, February 20.
The sovereign had recently been in contact with her son Prince Charles, two days before he tested positive for Covid-19. Aged 73, the heir to the British Crown was tested on February 10 and then isolated himself. A second Covid-19 infection for Prince Charles, already infected with the virus in March 2020. Camilla Parker Bowles, his wife, announced that she had also caught Covid-19. The entourage of Elizabeth II had then indicated that she had no symptoms.
Despite this positive test on Sunday, the Queen will carry out “light tasks” over the next week, Buckingham Palace said. “She will continue to receive medical supervision and will follow all appropriate recommendations”continues the Palace.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had spent several days in intensive care in the spring of 2020 with Covid-19, wished him on Twitter a “speedy recovery”.
I’m sure I speak for everyone in wishing Her Majesty The Queen a swift recovery from Covid and a rapid return to vibrant good health.
—Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 20, 2022
Health Minister Sajid Javid also wished him a “speedy recovery”as well as Home Secretary Priti Patel. “Get well quickly, ma’am”tweeted opposition Labor leader Keir Starmer.