VATICAN City – Pope Francis is being “constantly monitored” for signs of the coronavirus, a top Vatican official said Monday, after the 83-year old pontiff met with a cardinal who later tested positive.
Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, 63, had a private audience with Francis on Aug. 29. He went on to test positive for COVID-19 on his return to Manila on Sept. 10.
“We are being prudent,” Secretary of State Pietro Parolin told ANSA news agency.
There is no particular alarm (in the Vatican), but the health of the head of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics was being “constantly monitored,” he added.(AFP)
