Norway’s King Tests Positive for COVID, Has Mild Symptoms

Norway’s King Tests Positive for COVID, Has Mild Symptoms
King Harald V of Norway leaves the Notre Dame cathedral in Luxembourg on May 4, 2019. Francisco Seco/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Norway’s 85-year-old King Harald V tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday and has mild symptoms, royal officials said.

Harald will take a break from his duties for a few days and that his son and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, would take them over for now, the royal household said in a brief statement.