Queen Elizabeth II with symptoms mild and tests positive for COVID-19

The 95-year-old monarch remains at his Windsor Castle residence and is expected to take up lighter duties over the next few days.

The 95-year-old monarch remains at his Windsor Castle residence and is expected to take up lighter duties over the next few days.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms”, Buckingham Palace said on February 20.

The 95-year-old monarch remains at his Windsor Castle residence and is expected to take up lighter duties over the next few days.

“She will continue to receive medical help and will follow all appropriate guidelines,” a Buckingham Palace statement said.

Current guidelines for anyone testing positive for coronavirus in England are for them to self-isolate for 10 days, with the option to end the quarantine with two consecutive negative lateral flow tests on days six and seven Is.

The Queen’s son and heir, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla also tested positive for Covid earlier this month.

20 February, 2022, 9:37 pm