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UNITED KINGDOM

Queen tests positive, but symptoms 'mild'

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms. The palace said on Sunday that the 95-year-old British monarch will continue with light duties. The queen has received three jabs of a vaccine. Both her eldest son Prince Charles and daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have also recently contracted COVID-19. Elizabeth on Wednesday quipped to members of the royal household that she could not move much as she carried out her first in-person engagement since Charles tested positive.

INDIA

Voting for state elections underway

Voting is underway in the Indian states of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Sunday. The voting, which began in the morning in all poll-bound states, was to continue until 6 pm. According to the Election Commission of India, voting was to be completed in a single phase in Punjab. However, Uttar Pradesh was holding the third phase of the seven-phase staggered elections. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to voters in the states to vote in large numbers.

Xinhua - Agencies