Princess Sofia of Sweden has started healthcare assistant shifts at a hospital in Stockholm after completing an intensive three-day training program.

She will assist hospital staff at Sophiahemmet hospital, where she is an honorary chair member, with non-medical related tasks during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sofia started working at the private hospital Sophiahemmet in Stockholm yesterday after a 3-day medical course. She will help to relieve ordinary staff at the hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The virus has so far killed more than 1,200 people in Sweden and infected over 12,000.