COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Belgian Royal Family... King and Queen in Quarantine

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Major foreign media reported on the 2nd (local time) that a COVID-19 case was confirmed in the Belgian royal family, and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are currently in quarantine.

The Belgian royal family announced in a statement that the royal couple has canceled all public event schedules starting from that day and decided to limit contact with the outside world for the next few days.

In the statement, the royal family said, "With a confirmed COVID-19 case within the royal household, the King and Queen have decided to limit contact with the outside world for the next few days as a preventive measure in accordance with quarantine regulations."

The royal family did not disclose who tested positive for COVID-19, but Belgian public broadcaster VRT reported that it is one of the King and Queen's third child, 15-year-old Emmanuel, or their fourth child, 13-year-old Eleonore. Both the King and Queen tested negative.

According to the international statistics site Worldometer, Belgium's daily new COVID-19 cases have fluctuated between 1,500 and 2,000 since August.

The daily cases announced on the 3rd were counted at 2,204.

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