February 10, (THEWILL) – The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, has tested positive for COVID-19, Clarence House announced on Thursday.
It is the second time the heir to the throne has contracted the virus.
A message on his official Twitter feed stated: “This morning, the Prince of Wales has tested positive for Covid-19 and is now self-isolating.
“HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today’s events in Winchester and will look to reschedule his visit as soon as possible.”
The announcement of the positive test was made just after midday, about 12 minutes before Charles was due to arrive in Winchester to unveil a statue.
In March 2020, Charles lost his sense of taste and smell after contracting Covid, but suffered overall from a mild form of the virus. He said he “got away with it quite lightly.”
At the time, he spent seven days in self-isolation at his Birkhall home in Scotland, before resuming his duties.
It is understood Charles has not been in contact with the Queen this week.
His situation is known as a reinfection – when someone tests positive for Covid-19 more than 90 days after a previous positive result – and these represent about 10% of daily cases in England.
Of the 14.8m infection episodes in England since the start of the pandemic, 588,114 (4.0%) are probably reinfections.
