Stockholm:

The King and Queen of Sweden have both tested positive for Covid-19, the Royal Court stated on Tuesday.

The royal couple, King Carl XVI Gustaf, 75, and Queen Silvia, 78, tested positive on Monday night, the court states in a statement.

Both were vaccinated with three sticks, they had “mild symptoms” and “felt well under the circumstances”, the court said, adding that they isolated themselves at home.

The daily infection rate of coronavirus has increased sharply in recent weeks in Sweden.

The Nordic country reached a record level of 11,507 Covid-19 cases in one day on 30 December, which topped the previous record of 11,376 from December 2020, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Swedish Public Health Agency.

The number of cases per day has since fallen slightly to around 10,000.

Other members of Sweden’s royal family have already received the new corona virus.

In March 2021, Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel tested positive and Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia tested positive in the autumn of 2020.

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