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“I personally participate, as parish priest, in this difficult process that thousands of other brothers in our country and millions all over the world undergo,” the archbishop of Athens, Jerome, told his relatives before hospitalization.
Greek Archbishop Ieronymos, 82, has mild symptoms of the disease, and admission to the augmented therapy unit was carried out as a precaution, broadcaster Skai reported. The patriarch had a fever of 37.7 degrees, according to a church spokesman.
Jerome was taken to the same hospital in Athens where the archbishop of Albania, Anastasios, also sick with COVID-19, was hospitalized a few days ago and was flown to the Greek capital last week for treatment.
Two weeks ago, Greece returned to full quarantine, after more than 2,600 new coronavirus cases were registered in a single day, a record number for this country. Among the restrictions imposed is the suspension of physical religious services in churches.
The Archbishop of Albania, Anastasios, is also being treated for Covid-19 in the same hospital, after being flown to Greece last week.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his wish for a speedy recovery in a tweet on Thursday.
The archbishop initially gave negative results in rapid and molecular antigen tests (PCR) performed after a meeting of the Holy Synod on November 6.
On November 11 it was announced that Hieronymus and the members of the Holy Synod were instructed to isolate themselves after a senior clergyman of the Holy Synod showed a positive virus, informs ekathimerini.com
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