Filaret diagnosed with pneumonia
Filaret Denisenko. Photo: Facebook / Patriarch Filaret
The head of the Kyiv Patriarchate Filaret Denisenko, who had received a positive test for coronavirus the day before, was diagnosed with pneumonia, reports the UOC-KP press service on Saturday, September 5, 2020.
“The 2nd day of hospitalization. Patriarch Filaret's condition is satisfactory. Pneumonia has been diagnosed,” says the report of the UOC-KP press service, published on Filaret's Facebook page.
The Kyiv Patriarchate called on to pray for the recovery of their 91-year-old leader, since "now he especially needs our prayer".
As reported, the head of the Kyiv Patriarchate Filaret Denisenko was hospitalized with a diagnosis of COVID-19.
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