Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms
Norway's King Harald V arrives ahead of the Euro 2024 group A qualifying soccer match between Norway and Spain at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023. Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V, who has been in frail health in the past few years, has tested positive for the“His Majesty the King has been diagnosed with corona and is on sick leave until he is symptom-free. The king has cold symptoms and stays at home,” the royal household said in a brief statement.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre wished the king “a speedy recovery” in a comment to the Norwegian news agency NTB, which said Harald's son and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, would take over his duties for now. In August 2022, he spent three days with a fever at a hospital, and in December the same year, he was again admitted for an infection that required intravenous antibiotics.
Despite health problems, he has been attending major public events in Norway and its Nordic neighbors. In September, Harald attended celebrations in Stockholm marking the 50th anniversary of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf’s accession to the throne.
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