Vatican confirms first case of coronavirus

Published March 6, 2020 2:43pm ET



Vatican City on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus infection and closed several offices as a precaution against the disease’s spread.

The Vatican closed a health clinic after a priest from France on Thursday tested positive for the disease, known as COVID-19. The Vatican also placed one official who had been exposed to the infected priest in quarantine, according to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. The official has not tested positive, but the person lives in the same church as the priest.

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