Two cardinals close to Catholic Pope Francis have contracted Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19), Vatican sources said today.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the head of the Pontifical Relief Services, Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, “has a confirmed diagnosis of 2019 coronavirus disease.
Jorski, 57, has symptoms of pneumonia and is currently under observation at a hospital in Rome, Italy.
Officials are trying to confirm Jorski’s recent contact history, but it is known that he fixes to meet with the pope.
A Vatican source told AFP that Giuseppe Bertello, the 78-year-old Italian cardinal and president of the Vatican City State, was also diagnosed.
Pope Francis, 84, is known for his love of being close to the faithful. Despite the fact that the epidemic is particularly serious in Italy, which is adjacent to the Vatican, the pope still does not want to wear a mask.
The Pope held a baby in his arms during a meeting with Vatican staff yesterday, when both the Pope and his attendants were not wearing masks.
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