<p>Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel have both tested positive for coronavirus, the Swedish Royal Court said Thursday.</p>.<p>The royal couple went into self-isolation together with their two children -- Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar -- on Wednesday after exhibiting cold symptoms, the court said.</p>.<p>"The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel are showing minor symptoms but are doing well under the circumstances," the court said in a statement, adding that tests on Thursday had confirmed they had Covid-19.</p>.<p>Contract tracing, under the auspices of the royal family's doctor, were underway.</p>.<p>The couple are not the first royal family members to catch Covid-19, as Victoria's younger brother Carl-Philip and his wife Sofia have already had the virus.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/will-the-coronavirus-ever-go-away-960776.html" target="_blank">Will the coronavirus ever go away?</a></strong></p>.<p>Sweden, which has become famous for its controversial softer approach to curbing the Covid-19, had as of Thursday recorded over 707,000 confirmed cases and 13,111 associated deaths in the country of 10.3 million.</p>.<p>Sweden has never imposed the type of lockdown seen elsewhere in Europe, relying mostly on non-coercive measures and prioritising social distancing over the use of face masks.</p>.<p>But it has since November begun tightening its rules, banning the sale of alcohol after 8:00 pm, outlawing gatherings of more than eight people and restricting the number of customers in shops, swimming pools and sports centres.</p>.<p>As of March 1, it has also required all restaurants and cafes to close their doors by 8:30 pm, as the country is attempting to head off a third wave of the virus.</p>
<p>Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel have both tested positive for coronavirus, the Swedish Royal Court said Thursday.</p>.<p>The royal couple went into self-isolation together with their two children -- Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar -- on Wednesday after exhibiting cold symptoms, the court said.</p>.<p>"The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel are showing minor symptoms but are doing well under the circumstances," the court said in a statement, adding that tests on Thursday had confirmed they had Covid-19.</p>.<p>Contract tracing, under the auspices of the royal family's doctor, were underway.</p>.<p>The couple are not the first royal family members to catch Covid-19, as Victoria's younger brother Carl-Philip and his wife Sofia have already had the virus.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/will-the-coronavirus-ever-go-away-960776.html" target="_blank">Will the coronavirus ever go away?</a></strong></p>.<p>Sweden, which has become famous for its controversial softer approach to curbing the Covid-19, had as of Thursday recorded over 707,000 confirmed cases and 13,111 associated deaths in the country of 10.3 million.</p>.<p>Sweden has never imposed the type of lockdown seen elsewhere in Europe, relying mostly on non-coercive measures and prioritising social distancing over the use of face masks.</p>.<p>But it has since November begun tightening its rules, banning the sale of alcohol after 8:00 pm, outlawing gatherings of more than eight people and restricting the number of customers in shops, swimming pools and sports centres.</p>.<p>As of March 1, it has also required all restaurants and cafes to close their doors by 8:30 pm, as the country is attempting to head off a third wave of the virus.</p>