Dr Simon Clarke discusses the Queen getting Covid and restrictions lifting

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Microbiologist Dr Simon Clarke is upbeat about the Queen’s swift recovery chances after she caught COVID-19. Her Majesty, 95, is currently in isolation and being checked on around the clock by doctors and a royal source said that she has mild “cold-like” symptoms. The Queen sparked health concerns after the Palace confirmed she had tested positive but Dr Clarke said that the monarch has “really good chances” of pulling through.

The nation had been anxiously waiting for an update on the Queen’s own health after Prince Charles tested positive after catching up with his mother at Windsor Castle two weeks ago.

Although royal sources did not rule it out, they said that it is improbable that she caught it from her son a fortnight ago after a major outbreak among staff and aides at Windsor Castle.

An optimistic Dr Clarke told GB News that she may just be “groggy” but does not expect particular deteriorations.

He said: “I think it’s highlighted that the Queen’s been fully vaccinated and boosted.

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“So that gives a really good chance of really riding this through with nothing more than minor symptoms.

“But it needs to be remembered, that even before we had the vaccine, somebody of her age really probably only would have likely got through it anyway without being anymore than feeling a bit groggy.

“I think there’s this perception around that [COVID-19] would be the end for elderly people.

“That’s not true [because] most of them survive, that was before the vaccine!”

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But with all isolation restrictions set to come to an end in England this week, her case may not be a one-off.

He said: “Well, if people don’t have to test, don’t test, or don’t have to isolate when they know they’re infected that just means there’s gonna be more infections in society.

“More people are going to get infected and some of them yes will inevitably be the older generation.”

Royal engagements and video calls will not be called off and the Queen and a Buckingham Palace spokesman reassured everyone that she “will continue to receive medical attention and follow all the appropriate guidelines.”

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It’s believed that the monarch hadn’t contracted Coronavirus before but Robert Jobson warned that her vaccinated status may only help her so far.

He said: “The Queen is 96 in April and Covid of course, whether you’ve been vaccinated three times as Her Majesty has, it still has an impact, particularly on older people.

“There is no doubt the Prince of Wales and his family will be concerned by this development and won’t be complacent.”

Royal expert Angela Levin said that Her Majesty should not be cut off from her world as loneliness would just make her miserable.

She said: “It’s a very worrying time because you don’t know what can happen and when. 

“You don’t want to totally isolate her, she needs contact with people.

“She has done that ever since she came to the throne.

“It would make her sad and think about negative things because that is what you do when you are on your own for a long time.”

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