World Ecclesiastical News says that COVID-infected religious leader Geronda Efrem is in critical condition.
''Today morning, the health condition of the archimandrite, who is in a coma, worsened because of sepsis, which developed in his system unexpectedly.
The 65-year-old priest from Athos has been fighting against the coronavirus infection in the local Infectious Disease Hospital for two weeks,'' the social media statement reads.