This morning Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve and president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, was transferred to the Santa Maria della Misericordia hospital in Perugia, following the positivity to Covid-19 found in recent days.
Here his health conditions will be checked and monitored with probable use of instrumental tests.
"We continue to be close to the cardinal president - affirms Monsignor Stefano Russo, general secretary of the CEI -. We accompany him with the prayer and affection of the People of God, certain that the Lord will not miss his consolation and support in this test".
Positive the Archbishop of Milan Monsignor Mario Delpini
- Yesterday afternoon, the Archbishop of Milan, Mons. Mario Delpini, underwent the verification of Covid-19 infection. The swab test gave a positive result. This was announced by the Archdiocese. "The Archbishop - who does not show any symptoms - therefore began the quarantine period provided for by the protocols. At the same time, the investigations provided for the tracing and verification of contacts were started - it is written in a note -. In the main celebrations that were to to be presided over by him in the next few days, the Archbishop will be replaced by his Vicars. The other public appointments scheduled for the quarantine period are instead postponed ".