Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital – the Vatican informed in the latest statement about the state of the Pope's health. It was added that he had already ate breakfast on Thursday morning. The Holy Father has been hospitalized for a week. Doctors diagnosed with him a few days ago bilateral pneumonia.
88-year-old Francis has been for several days hospitalized. On Friday morning he was admitted to the Roman clinic of Gemella and underwent specialized research due to the deterioration of bronchitis, with which he has been struggling with for several weeks.
In the following days, messages about his state of health appeared regularly. On Tuesday, the detection of bilateral pneumonia was detected. For this reason, a decision was made to change therapy from the beginning of treatment.
In the evening on Wednesday it was reported that The clinical condition of the Holy Father is stable. “Blood tests, assessed by a medical team, indicate a slight improvement, especially infection indicators,” it was written.
Gemelli's clinic, where Pope Francis is stayingPAP/EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI
Due to the Holy Father's illness, meetings with his participation were dismissed, including Monday's visit to the capital's film town of Cinecitta in connection with the jubilee of artists on the occasion of the Holy Year.
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