John Nwaigwe
POPE FRANCIS STILL IN HOSPITAL AS HIS CONDITION CHANGES FROM STABLE TO COMPLEX!
Report has it that after two days of resting and diagnostic tests at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis is now undergoing treatment for a polymicrobial respiratory infection, and his clinical status has been defined by the Vatican as “complex”.
In a statement Monday afternoon, the Vatican said “the results of tests carried out in recent days and today have demonstrated a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract” resulting in “a further modification of the therapy” the Pope is receiving.
He was admitted to the Gemelli Hospital after his regular audiences Friday for bronchitis, and began treatment, which was later modified based on initial testing that confirmed a respiratory infection.
Monday’s update comes after further diagnostic tests were carried out over the weekend, with the Vatican saying that all tests carried out to date “are indicative of a complex clinical picture that will require adequate hospitalisation”.
No details have been provided on how long Pope Francis’s hospital stay could last, however, his general audience this Wednesday has been cancelled, and it is likely the rest of this week’s appointments could be suspended.
Francis has been advised to observe “absolute rest” to facilitate his full recovery and therefore skipped this weekend’s events for the Jubilee of Artists and the World of Culture.
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