Francis no longer requires use of mechanical ventilation to breathe and has been without a fever
Francis no longer requires use of mechanical ventilation to breathe and has been without a feverrested well overnight and is in a stable condition as he fights double pneumonia in hospital for the 18th day, the Vatican said on Monday.
The 88-year-old pontiff no longer requires the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe and has been without a fever, the Vatican said in its latest medical update on Sunday evening. “The pope rested well all night,” said a one-line note from the Vatican on Monday morning that did not provide more details. A full medical update on the pope’s condition is expected on Monday evening. Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14th with severe respiratory problems that swiftly degenerated into double pneumonia – a serious infection in both lungs that can inflame and scar them, making it difficult to breathe.‘We’ll rest when we win’: No let-up for Ukraine’s medics and rescue teams as war with Russia grinds on Trump-Starmer summit: British PM produces masterstroke of political theatre as he seeks to cement bromanceThe Vatican's updates on the pope's condition have taken a more upbeat tone since Friday, when the pope suffered a constriction of his respiratory airways, akin to an asthma attack, that required him to be aspirated. On Sunday evening, the Vatican said the pope's condition was stable and he no longer required the use of what was described as “non-invasive, mechanical ventilation”. But the statement said doctors were keeping the pope's prognosis as “guarded” due to the complexity of his condition, meaning he is not out of danger. Francis has experienced several bouts of ill health over the last two years and is prone to lung infections because he had pleurisy as a young adult and had part of one lung removed. He has not been seen in public since entering hospital, his longest absence from view since his papacy started in March 2013, and his doctors have not said how long his treatment might last. – ReutersKeir Starmer says Europe faces ‘historic task’ to defend Ukraine Polish anti-abortion activist ordered to apologise for calling former taoiseach Leo Varadkar a ‘deviant’South Dublin homeowner faces imprisonment or €5,000 fine after retrofitting home under Government grantCo-housing project for over 55s could ‘free-up’ thousands of family homes ‘Where I come from, people don’t do medicine. It’s not on your radar’: how a new generation of GPs is being trainedIrish Ferries parent grew profits last year despite closure of Holyhead Port
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