Pope Francis taken ill as coronavirus sweeps Italy
Pope Francis skipped a planned Mass on Thursday due to illness. The Vatican did not elaborate, saying only that he had a “slight indisposition”.
The pontiff was seen coughing and blowing his nose during the Ash Wednesday Mass.
This comes as cases of coronavirus surge in Northern Italy, with over 400 people testing positive for the virus.
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Pope Francis skipped a planned Mass on Thursday due to illness. The Vatican did not elaborate, saying only that he had a “slight indisposition”.
The pontiff was seen coughing and blowing his nose during the Ash Wednesday Mass.
This comes as cases of coronavirus surge in Northern Italy, with over 400 people testing positive for the virus.
Read more about the coronavirus: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-latest-update-live-uk-london-italy/?WT.mc_id=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo&utm_source=tmgoff&utm_medium=tmg_youtube&utm_content=offsite_televideo&utm_campaign=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo
Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
