Pope Francis conscious and receiving supplemental oxygen, the Vatican says
The leader of the Catholic Church, who has chronic lung disease and is prone to respiratory illness in winter, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on 14 February after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.
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The leader of the Catholic Church, who has chronic lung disease and is prone to respiratory illness in winter, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on 14 February after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.
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00:00Pope Francis is conscious and still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen following
00:07a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions.
00:10The Vatican said in a statement that the Pope rested well and that the night passed quietly.
00:15Further clinical tests are being performed on the 88-year-old pontiff who had part of
00:19one lung removed as a young man.
00:22Pope Francis, who has chronic lung disease, was admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome on
00:26the 14th of February after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened.
00:31Doctors first diagnosed a complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and
00:37then the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.
00:40Doctors said that his prognosis is reserved and have warned of the risk of sepsis, a serious
00:45infection of the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia.
00:49He has been prescribed absolute rest and a combination of cortisone and antibiotics along
00:55with extra oxygen when needed.