New reports indicate that Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia have tested positive for Covid-19 after they attended a royal funeral. The very photogenic Swedish royals began feeling flu-like symptoms on Wednesday night but are feeling “relatively well” according to a statement from the Royal Swedish Court. Here’s what you need to know.
The couple’s young sons, Prince Alexander, 4, and Prince Gabriel, 3, are not experiencing any symptoms at this time. Director of the Information and Press Department, Margareta Thorgren said that she does not know if the children have been tested yet.
Prince Carl Philip And Princess Sofia Of Sweden Test Positive For Covid-19
What’s more, contact tracing efforts are underway, including King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, the King’s daughter Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel. The family members all gathered last Friday to mourn Queen Silvia’s brother, Walther Sommerlath, who died on Oct. 23.
The royal couple have been lending their support to the fight against the coronavirus since the pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization in March. The duke has been serving at the Försvarsmakten headquarters of the Swedish Armed Forces.
Earlier this week, the Spanish royal palace released a statement that King Felipe had entered a 10-day quarantine period after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus.
What’s more, Prince William had also revealed last month that he had tested positive for Covid-19, but because both his father Prince Charles and Prime Minister Boris Johnson were also ill at the time, he didn’t want to cause any alarm.
There have been more than 60 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine. Sweden has seen over 230,000 positive coronavirus cases and 6,500 related deaths since the start of the outbreak earlier this year.
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