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The Pope for the first time abstains from fasting
The Italian newspaper (Il Messaggero) reported today that Pope Francis, who abolished i'tikaf For the first time in his papal history to fast due to a cold, his tests came free of the emerging corona virus.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said he had no immediate comment on the newspaper's report.
The 83-year-old pope canceled most public gatherings last week. He underwent surgery to remove part of one of his lungs decades ago due to a disease that afflicted him.
The Pope's illness comes at a time when Italy is battling an outbreak of the virus, as the number of deaths due to Corona in the country rose to 52 yesterday, Monday, and the total number of confirmed cases jumped to more than two thousand.