Second Georgian cleric tests positive for COVID-19 in US

The US has more confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of now than any other state. Bishop Saba Intskirveli in the photo. Photo: IPN. 

Agenda.ge, 02 Apr 2020 - 12:12, Tbilisi,Georgia

A second Georgian cleric has tested positive for COVID-19 in the United States, bishop of the eparchy of the Northern America Saba Intskirveli has confirmed via social media. 

He said that the cleric, Spiridon Narsia, serves in New York and he had no contact with parishioners on the weekend. 

Intskirveli urged parishioners to stay home and pray, ‘while I will pray for you from the church.’

He also said that the eparchy has a stock of food and they are ready to help Georgian citizens living in the US.

Earlier on March 25, Intskirveli said that the archpriest in his eparchy, Ioseb Mindiashvili tested positive for the coronavirus. 

He identified the cleric and said that ‘nothing must be hidden and we must show a high level of responsibility.’

There have been 215,344 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the US and 5,112 deaths.