Restivo was en route to Houston when he spoke with CBC News from Troy, Ohio, on Tuesday.
He said he was feeling well, but still experiences shortness of breath, fatigue and a feeling of a knot in his chest. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 in late January and had pneumonia. Some days I feel almost normal and other days I feel like I can do very, very little, he said.
Restivo spoke with CBC News on his journey through the U.S., where he ll continue his recover from COVID-19.(Chris Ensing/CBC)
Restivo has been the pastor at Assumption, the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Canada west of Montreal, since 2015.
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Priest at Windsor s Assumption parish diagnosed with COVID-19
Father Maurice Restivo told parishioners through Facebook that he started having symptoms on Jan. 21, and tested positive last Saturday.
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Posted: Feb 05, 2021 2:54 PM ET | Last Updated: February 5
Father Maurice Restivo, pastor at Assumption church, appears in a file photo. Late last month he said he had been diagnosed with COVID-19.(Dale Molnar CBC News)