Pontiff spends seventh day in hospital undergoing treatment for double pneumonia
The 88-year-old pontiff is undergoing treatment at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was admitted on February 14 after struggling with breathing difficulties for several days.
The pope’s condition was stable and he had shown “slight improvement” in results from recent blood tests, the Vatican said in its latest medical statement on Wednesday evening. The Vatican had said previously that the pope had a polymicrobial infection, which occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved, adding that he would stay in hospital as long as necessary to tackle a “complex clinical situation”.
He was able to move around his hospital room, was taking phone calls and was continuing to do paperwork, the official said.A wave of messages of support for the pope had come in from across the world, the Vatican’s official media outlet reported. Several national bishops' conferences were also holding special days of prayer.
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