(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 12 - Princess Eleonora of Asturias, the 14-year-old heir to the throne of Spain, is in quarantine after a classmate tested positive for the coronavirus test: the royal family announced it today.
According to the Spanish newspaper ABC, the same measure was taken for the rest of the class, which will continue to follow the lessons electronically from home for the next 14 days.
The positive girl appears to have contracted the virus from her father. Princess Eleonora and the rest of the students in her class at the Santa María de los Rosales school in Madrid, who only returned to school last Wednesday, will now undergo anti-covid tests. A spokesman for the Zarzuela Palace said King and Queen Letizia will continue to fulfill their royal duties.
Eight million children returned to school last week in Spain as authorities try to tackle a new wave of infections in the country.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, Spain - ninth country in the world for the number of cases in absolute terms - currently counts 566,326 infections caused by the virus and 29,747 deaths. (HANDLE).