Queen Elizabeth II’s treatment could include antiviral drugs

Queen Elizabeth IIinfected with covid-19, could be treated with antiviral drugs recently approved by health regulators to combat the virus, according to local media on Monday in the absence of official confirmation from the Royal House in this regard.

(Read: Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for covid-19)

Buckingham Palace, her official residence in London, has not commented on what kind of medical treatment the 95-year-old sovereign, who tested positive on Sunday, will undergo.

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Isabel II, who at the moment only has mild symptoms similar to those of a coldas indicated yesterday by a royal spokesman, has stated that he plans to continue carrying out light tasks during this week, such as attending several hearings and telephone meetings that he had scheduled.

Apparently, the monarch has only canceled one of the events (in person) planned for the next few days. According to him Daily TelegraphBuckingham Palace staff will continue to take a “sensible” approach to keeping the queen safe.

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Close sources quoted by the newspaper assure that despite the fact that the palace continues to apply precautionary measures, such as a regimen of daily covid-19 tests for the queen and those who are in direct contact with her, these have been relaxed in recent weeks. .

The monarch’s health will be monitored by her own medical team, led by Sir Huw Thomas, and she could have been prescribed recently approved antiviral drugs by health regulators, who are perceived as a key factor in cut risk to vulnerable people who need hospital treatmentaccording to local media.

These drugs must be taken three to five days after contracting the virus. The sovereign’s recovery will be closely watched in anticipation of three public events that Elizabeth II “hopes to attend” next month, including a diplomatic reception at Windsor Castle next week.

Sources he cites Daily Mail -without revealing their identity- anticipate that the queen will attend some of the “important” events that will mark her 70 years on the throne British -Jubilee- next June, but not to all.

The news of the monarch’s positive came ten days after it was announced that her son Carlos, the crown prince, had tested positive for covid-19 after having been with the queen.

EFE

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