Britain's Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace has announced. The palace described her symptoms as "light" and comparable to a cold. The 95-year-old monarch had recently been in contact with her son Prince Charles, two days before he tested positive for the coronavirus. The Queen will however continue to carry out "light tasks" at Windsor Castle over the next week, Buckingham Palace explained. "She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines," the palace said in a statement. The Queen has received three jabs of coronavirus vaccine. Prince Charles — whose wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Queen's daughter-in-law, also tested positive — has since returned to work. Britain's longest-reigning monarch, the Queen reached the milestone of 70 years on the throne on Feb. 6, the anniversary of the death in 1952 of her father King George VI. She recently returned to public duties following several months off after she was told to rest by her doctors after spending a night in hospital for tests in October. She was forced to cancel appearances at several key events, including Remembrance Sunday services at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. In the past week, she has held audiences virtually and in person. The Queen is also scheduled to attend a string of in-person public engagements in the coming weeks, including audiences with politicians and diplomats, a diplomatic reception at Windsor on March 2 and the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 14. Public celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee are scheduled for June, with festivities including a military parade, a day of horse-racing and neighborhood parties over a long weekend from June 2-5. People who test positive for COVID-19 are required to self-isolate for at least five days, though the British government says it plans to lift that requirement for England in the coming week. — Euronews
