This was reported by TASS with reference to the post of clergyman in his Telegram channel.

“Rumors went about walking for me. To stop the dissemination of false information, I inform you that my sister and I have a mild form of coronavirus ... I got infected in the church in the service. Although we at the academy strictly observed hygiene standards, ”the rector wrote.

According to him, to date, a "turning point in the course of the disease" has already occurred, as smells began to be felt again.

Earlier, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill suggested looking at the coronavirus infection COVID-19 as God's mercy.