In the light of a message doing the rounds on social media, claiming three priests, all of whom reside in and work out of the Archbishop's House —were in critical condition having tested positive for COVID-19, at Holy Family Hospital, the Archdiocese of Bombay issued a clarification on Friday stating that they were responding well to treatment and were "expected back" soon.

"All three are in hospital, responding well to treatment, and we expect them back soon," read the announcement on the official Archdiocese of Bombay's official Twitter handle. The clarification, undersigned by Fr Neil dos Santos, Chancellor for the Archdiocese of Bombay, further read, "The alarm caused is totally unfounded. The Archbishop's House is also not under lockdown. We are functioning with restricted staff due to the pandemic. We are grateful for the prayers for the health of our priests."