Vatican Reports Its First Coronavirus Case
March 6, 2020
The Vatican on Friday reported its first coronavirus case and closed some offices to protect hundreds of the micro-state’s priests and residents as the virus rages across surrounding Italy.
The confirmed case prompted a sympathetic message from the Pope and all but emptied Saint Peter’s Square.
The patient tested positive on Thursday for COVID-19 at the Vatican health clinic, the Holy See’s spokesman Matteo Bruni told AFP without giving more detail.