Monaco's Princess Charlene Tests Positive for COVID

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco pose on the red carpet ahead of the 2020 Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health in Monaco September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco pose on the red carpet ahead of the 2020 Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health in Monaco September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
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Monaco's Princess Charlene Tests Positive for COVID

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco pose on the red carpet ahead of the 2020 Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health in Monaco September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco pose on the red carpet ahead of the 2020 Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health in Monaco September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Princess Charlene of Monaco, who had been away from the principality for months due to health issues, has tested positive for COVID-19, the palace said in a statement, as the number of cases in neighboring France begin to rise again.

The 44-year-old former Olympics champion, who married Prince Albert in 2011, returned to Monaco in March as her health improved, the royal palace said at the time. She only recently resumed official duties.

The palace said there were no concerns about her condition and she would isolate according to health protocols.

The positive test comes a day after France's Public Health Authority said it had seen a rebound in cases this week for the first time in months with a 7-day average of about 20,000 daily cases, Reuters reported.

Guillaume Spaccaferri, epidemiologist at the Public Health Authority, told a news conference on Friday the rise in numbers was likely down to a new Omicron variant and the end of all COVID restrictions in the country.

So far, there was not a notable impact on hospitalizations or intensive care units, he said.



Lion Owners Arrested after Attack on Woman, her 2 Children in Pakistan

Anisa, a lioness, receives a frozen treat at the zoo of Vincennes outside Paris during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Anisa, a lioness, receives a frozen treat at the zoo of Vincennes outside Paris during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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Lion Owners Arrested after Attack on Woman, her 2 Children in Pakistan

Anisa, a lioness, receives a frozen treat at the zoo of Vincennes outside Paris during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Anisa, a lioness, receives a frozen treat at the zoo of Vincennes outside Paris during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

The owners of a pet lion that escaped from a farmhouse and injured a woman and her two children have been arrested in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, authorities said Sunday.

The arrest comes after dramatic video footage surfaced showing the lion leaping over a wall before attacking the victims in a residential area, The Associated Press reported.

The woman and her 5- and 7-year-old children sustained injuries to their faces and arms on Wednesday night when the lion escaped from its cage, police official Faisal Kamran said.

According to a police report, the children’s father told police that the lion’s owners stood by and watched as the animal clawed at his family, making no effort to restrain it. The lion later returned to the owners' farmhouse and was relocated to a wildlife park, police said.