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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Tests Positive for Mild Covid

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Kitty Donaldson

February 20, 2022, 12:07 PM UTCUpdated onFebruary 20, 2022, 1:09 PM UTC

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Queen Elizabeth II, the U.K.’s 95-year-old monarch, has tested positive for Covid-19 and has mild symptoms, her office at Buckingham Palace said.