Media Report Pope Met COVID-19 Infected Bishop At Vatican
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Pope Francis has been warned of potential exposure to COVID19 after a Vatican diplomat was infected, Australian media reported on Friday.
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CANBERRA, Australia: Pope Francis has been warned of potential exposure to COVID-19 after a Vatican diplomat was infected, Australian media reported on Friday.
Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the Holy Sees ambassador to Australia, had a face-to-face meeting with Francis at the Vatican on Oct. 6, less than two weeks before testing positive to COVID-19 in Australia, Nine News reported.
Australian authorities say a diplomat who flew into Sydney on Oct. 9 had tested positive to the coronavirus. They wont reveal the diplomats identity.
The diplomat tested positive 10 days after he started quarantining at home in the national capital Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory Health Department said in a statement.
The department said the risk of infection was low for the two people who drove the diplomat 300 kilometers (185 miles) from Sydney to Canberra.
Australias Health Department said in a statement on Friday all relevant international state parties have been notified.
The Vatican did not immediately respond to a request for comment,
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