Today, Thursday, December 30, 2021, at noon, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was discharged from the American Hospital of Constantinople, where for the last six days he was under medical supervision, infected with the Omicron mutation of the coronavirus.
Source: Orthodoxtimes
He will remain in isolation for a few more days at the Patriarchal residence in Therapia before returning to the Phanar for the Epiphany celebrations.
On Wednesday night, the Ecumenical Patriarch was contacted for the third time by the Turkish Minister of Health, Fahrettin Koca, who asked about the progress of his health and assured him that the services of his Ministry would always be at his disposal.
The Patriarch, moved by the Minister’s interest, thanked him warmly and wished him a happy New Year, as well as strength in his many months of efforts to combat Covid-19 in the country.