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The Swiss Guard at the Vatican is also not spared from the pandemic. A commander’s circular also raises questions about the mask requirement.
The fact that the smallest army in the world is finally overtaken by the coronavirus to protect the pope is nothing unusual. The Director of the Press Room of the Holy See has confirmed four cases. A circular from the commander on the current cases, which the SRF has received, raises questions.
He says: “From now on it is compulsory to wear a mask throughout the barracks area. Personal safety distances must be strictly adhered to everywhere. “
“Nobody knows what it looks like in the quarter”
Does that mean that so far within the Papal States the federal protectors of the Holy Father have not had to follow hygiene standards similar to those of Rome since the beginning of the month and throughout Italy since Thursday? In the letter it says: “In consultation with the Vatican Health Directorate, the following measures will be taken immediately”:
- District closed
- Mask requirement
- Holiday stop
Have not the restrictive measures of the Lazio region, which surrounds the Vatican and daily a large number of Vatican State employees, been applied? SRF Vatican correspondent Philipp Zahn explains: “Nobody knows what it looks like in the guard barracks of us outsiders.”
The Swiss Guard is very close to the Pope
The Catholic media platform “Vatican News” reported in early October that the guards were asked to “be careful when dealing with the Pope” because of Corona. Mask and distance required. However, a young man who was interviewed about the swearing-in of his recruit (October 4) said that Francisco had already shaken his hand.
In the Vatican, where fewer than 1,000 people live, there have been several cases of Sars-CoV-2 infections among clergymen and employees in recent months. However, the Swiss Guard is very close to the head of the Catholic Church.
In the Vatican, as in Italy, an outdoor mask requirement was recently introduced. In Italy, with its 60 million inhabitants, concern about a new wave of Covid-19 has increased after more than 5,000 new infections were counted for several days in a row.
