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https://apnews.com/article/virus-ou...pope-francis-8fa31d3e1c90b5bd0c6629c4bc2b5b68</div>
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met with the Spanish prime minister Saturday at the Vatican, which has had a rash of COVID-19 infections confirmed in recent days, but neither man used a face a mask during the public part of their meeting.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wore a mask when he arrived in a Vatican courtyard. But everyone sat unmasked immediately before and after his closed-door talks with Francis at the Apostolic Palace, including during the speech the pontiff gave in Spanish to Sanchez and his entourage.
The Vatican has said 13 Swiss Guards, members of the colorfully attired division of the Holy See’s security operations, recently tested positive for the coronavirus. A person staying at the same guest house in Vatican City where the pope lives also recently tested positive.
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It will be interesting to see how all this interaction plays out.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met with the Spanish prime minister Saturday at the Vatican, which has had a rash of COVID-19 infections confirmed in recent days, but neither man used a face a mask during the public part of their meeting.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wore a mask when he arrived in a Vatican courtyard. But everyone sat unmasked immediately before and after his closed-door talks with Francis at the Apostolic Palace, including during the speech the pontiff gave in Spanish to Sanchez and his entourage.
The Vatican has said 13 Swiss Guards, members of the colorfully attired division of the Holy See’s security operations, recently tested positive for the coronavirus. A person staying at the same guest house in Vatican City where the pope lives also recently tested positive.
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It will be interesting to see how all this interaction plays out.