A twelfth case of Covid-19 in Vatican City is also an employee of Pope Francis, the Holy See press office said on Wednesday.
The person has been working remotely since early March and is now under observation at home, according to the director of the Holy See press office, Matteo Bruni.
Vatican City is the seat of the Catholic church, and it has been a sovereign state in the middle of Rome since 1929. It has 605 residents, all with a Vatican City passport and who are out of Italy’s legal jurisdiction.
“A new positive case was recently confirmed of having Covid-19, the twelfth in Vatican City State and among employees of the Holy See. The person had been working remotely since the first days of March and when symptoms arrived (they) remained in fiduciary home isolation,” Bruni said in a statement.
“Before returning to the workplace, (the patient) was successfully tested by the Vatican Health and Hygiene Department and is now under observation at home.”
