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Princess Stéphanie visits COVID screening centre

Princess Stéphanie of Monaco visited a COVID-19 screening centre in Espace Léo Ferré, Monaco, last week.

The royal wore a surgical mask and used hand sanitiser as soon as she entered the building.

Upon arrival, the Princess was welcomed by Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Social Affairs and Health; Camille Svara First Deputy Mayor; Lieutenant-Colonel Norbert Fassiaux, Chief of the Fire Brigade; and Frédéric Platini Secretary-General of the Monaco Red Cross. She then greeted volunteers who were on hand to perform tests on Monaco’s population. Some of the volunteers were from Fight Aids Monaco of which the royal is president.

About the organisation being chosen to help with the screenings, Her Serene Highness said: “It’s very flattering, and it’s an honour to be able to help. It proves that we are competent and that what we have achieved in the past has been noticed.”

Two antibody screening centres have been set up in Monaco, and they have tested thousands of the population. Over 6,500 members of the population have been tested with 200 testing positive for the antibodies without showing any symptoms of the virus.

Stéphanie’s older brother, Prince Albert II, visited the centre earlier in the week where he was tested for antibodies with a finger prick. The Prince was diagnosed with COVID-19 back in March and has since fully recovered.

The Sovereign Prince of Monaco spoke about coronavirus provisions and restrictions during his visit: “We will have to wear masks and respect barriers for a while.”

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Monaco has had 98 cases of COVID-19 with 90 recoveries. Only one person remains in Princess Grace Hospital Centre in ICU.

Monaco’s government lifted the country’s lockdown on 4 May.

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Brittani is from Tennessee, USA. She is a political scientist and historian after graduating with a degree in the topics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2014. She also holds a master's degree from Northeastern University. She enjoys reading and researching all things regarding the royals of the world. She's been researching, reading, and writing on royalty for over a decade. She became Europe Editor in October 2016, and then Deputy Editor in January 2019, and has been featured on several podcasts, radio shows, news broadcasts and websites including Global News Canada, ABC News Australia, WION India and BBC World News.