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Queen Elizabeth catches COVID-19: Palace

"The queen has today tested positive for COVID," the Palace said. "Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week."

Reuters
London, United Kingdom
Sun, February 20, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth catches COVID-19: Palace Queen Elizabeth II visits Manchester Cathedral in Manchester, northwest England on July 8, 2021. The Queen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wish England's football team the best of luck ahead of their match against Italy in the Euro 2021 final. (AFP/Christopher Furlong/Pool)

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ueen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light dutiesthis week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.

"The queen has today tested positive for COVID," the Palace said. "Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week."

"She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all appropriate guidelines," the Palace said.

Charles, 73, the heir to the throne, earlier this month pulled out of an event after contracting coronavirus for a second time. A palace source said he had met the queen just days before.

The health of the queen, the world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch, has been in the spotlight since she spent a night in hospital last October for an unspecified ailment and then was advised by her doctors to rest.

Elizabeth on Wednesday quipped to members of the royal household that she could not move much as she carried out her first in-person engagement since Charles tested positive.

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