St. Peter's Square is empty. The pope's Angelus and General Audiences are being live-streamed. Museums remain closed. That hasn't stopped the coronavirus from slipping into the Vatican.<\/p>\n
Two days ago, the Vatican announced that the four known cases of infection within its borders involved employees, already recovering.<\/p>\n
Now a new case has arisen. A high-ranking official of the Secretariat of State's Italian department has tested positive for the virus and is now in a hospital.<\/p>\n
The situation is particularly delicate, as the official lived at Casa Santa Marta, also the pope's residence. He was probably in direct contact with other people in important roles.<\/p>\n
It is much less likely that he'd had close contact with the pope.<\/p>\n
The pope has been tested and does not have the virus.<\/p>\n
The Italian newspaper, \u201cIl Messaggero,\u201d explains the measures Pope Francis is taking to avoid contagion:<\/p>\n
- He has lunch and dinner alone in his room.<\/p>\n
- He keeps a safe distance from people during the few meetings he has.<\/p>\n
- He uses hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n
In any case, as of today, no measure can be considered too drastic within Casa Santa Marta.<\/p>\n
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