Thirteen members of the Vatican Swiss Guards, the colourfully dressed corps that has protected popes for 500 years, have now tested positive for Covid-19, according to the latest update by officials. This is up by two on last week, the Swiss Guards said on Friday evening. “No member of the guards has been hospitalised. Not all
"No member of the guards has been hospitalised. Not all the guards [with the virus] show symptoms like fever, aching limbs, coughing and loss of smell,"
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