Morocco's asymptomatic king tests positive for COVID-19

King Mohammed VI will be on sick leave for a couple of days after testing positive for COVID-19 but exhibiting no symptoms.
Thursday 16/06/2022
King Mohammed VI
Asymptomatic

RABAT - King Mohammed VI of Morocco has tested positive for COVID-19 but has exhibited no symptoms, his doctor said on Thursday.

The king will be on sick leave for a couple of days, his doctor Lahcen Belyamani said in a statement carried by state media.

King Mohammed VI has headed the Muslim world's longest-serving dynasty since 1999.

Morocco reported 1,568 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the ministry of Health and Social Protection said Thursday, adding that 904 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the same period of time.