OSLO, March 22 — Norway’s 85-year-old King Harald, who has battled poor health, today tested positive for Covid-19, the Royal House of Norway said.
“The king has mild symptoms, and will be on sick leave for the next few days,” a court statement said.Harald, a former Olympic yachtsman who has been on the throne for over 30 years, has refused to abdicate despite several years of ill-health, including an operation for bladder cancer in 2003.In early January, Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, 75, and Queen Silvia, 78, both tested positive, followed by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, 81 in February.
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