Prince Charles out of self-isolation after contracting Covid-19

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The Prince of Wales is said to be in good health and abiding by government health guidelines.

31 March 2020 - 11:08The Prince of Wales is no longer in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19, royal officials have said.Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, is no longer in quarantine after showing mild coronavirus symptoms, his office said on Monday, as scientists said strict measures put in place across Britain to limit close-contact transmission could be having an effect.

Royal officials announced last Wednesday that Charles was in self-isolation at the queen's sprawling Balmoral estate in northeast Scotland. He tested positive last Tuesday.His wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 72, tested negative. The 93-year-old queen has been staying with her 98-year-old husband Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, 820 kilometres south of Balmoral, since March 19.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 55, has also tested positive for the virus and is currently in self-isolation, as is his chief adviser Dominic Cummings, and two other cabinet ministers.According to the latest figures, Britain had 22,141 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of 0800 GMT on Monday with 1,408 deaths — up from 19,522 and 1,228 on Sunday.

About one in four NHS doctors are off work sick or in isolation, according to the Royal College of Physicians. One in five nurses have been affected, the Royal College of Nurses said on Sunday. He told a news conference the stringent social distancing measures imposed last week could be working, although it would take several weeks to see the effects in full.

 

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