Prince Charles 'did not jump the queue for a coronavirus test'

A junior minister said on Thursday said Prince Charles, who has coronavirus, did not jump the queue for a test because his symptoms and condition met the criteria.

Charles tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week but is in good health and is now self isolating in Scotland with mild symptoms, Clarence House said.

When asked why the heir to the British throne had a test while millions of frontline health workers have not, Britain's junior health minister, Edward Argar, said: "My understanding is that his symptoms, his condition, met that criteria."

"The Prince of Wales didn't jump the queue," Argar told Sky news.

But he did not say why or how that was the case, due to patient confidentiality.

Mr Argar said: "I'm not going to comment on the Prince of Wales medical care or his particular position because that's an individual case. I'm not going to comment on anyone's individual case."