Pope Francis is being closely monitored by medical professionals in the Vatican after he was forced to skip a week-long retreat as part of Lent with senior Vatican personnel just outside Rome.
The retreat, which started on Sunday, will run for the week with precautions taken due to the serious coronavirus outbreak in Italy.
“Unfortunately a cold will force me not take part this year in the retreat. I will follow the meditations from here,” the Pontiff said while coughing multiple times on Sunday.
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