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President of the Serbian Orthodox Church is in critical condition in Belgrade Hospital after being infected with the Coronavirus.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on 19 November that 90-year-old Patriarch Ering had his tube inserted and that doctors were « fighting to save him. ».
The Church announced on November 4 that its spiritual leader had been hospitalized after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus..
Just three days ago, Patriarch Eering led a Mass during the funeral of Bishop Amphiloheji, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro.
Amphilohiji died on October 30 at the age of 82 after being hospitalized after testing positive for the Coronavirus.
Thousands of people in Podgorica went to his funeral in contravention of coronavirus measures. Many mourners weren’t wearing masks or practicing social distancing.
During the past 24 hours, 6,109 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Serbia, and 29 new deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. .
The country of 7 million people has had a total of 104,000 confirmed infections and 1,110 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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World News – CA – Intubation of the Orthodox Serbian Patriarch, fighting for life after COVID-19 infection
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