Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus, says Italy report
Pope Francis has examined negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday.
Pope Francis coughs right through the Angelus midday prayer he recited from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Sq., on the Vatican, on Sunday. (Photograph: AP)
Pope Francis, who cancelled a Lent retreat for the primary time in his papacy as a result of he’s affected by a chilly, has examined negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni mentioned he had no rapid remark at the report.
The 83-year-old Roman Catholic chief, who had a part of one lung got rid of on account of an sickness a long time in the past, additionally canceled maximum audiences final week.
Francis was once to have taken section within the week-long retreat with senior Vatican officers that started on Sunday night time at a Church place of abode south of Rome.
However in a wonder announcement hours previous, he mentioned he can be following it from his place of abode in a Vatican visitor area.
He has been taken in poor health at a time when Italy is struggling with a surging outbreak of the possibly fatal coronavirus.
The demise toll in Italy jumped to 52 on Monday from 34 the day ahead of and the overall selection of showed instances in Europe’s worst affected nation climbed previous the two,00zero mark.
