Spanish royals Princess Leonor, 14, and her sister Sophia, 13, have been quarantined after Leonor’s classmates tested positive for COVID-19, the royal household said on Saturday.
Leonor will be tested for the virus, like the rest of her classmates at the Santa María de los Rosales school in Madrid. King Felipe V and queen Letizia will continue to discharge their duties.
Eight million Spanish children returned to school last week but some have closed or classes been sent home after pupils tested positive for COVID-19, while authorities in Galicia delayed the start of term by a week for pupils aged 14 to 18.
Spain reported 4,708 new coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing its cumulative total to 566,326, the highest in western Europe, as its total COVID-19 death toll rose to 29,747.
