Pope Francis's clinical conditions
have remained stable, confirming the progress highlighted over
the past week as he battles pneumonia in a Rome hospital, a
medical bulletin said on Saturday evening.
The pontiff is continuing high-flow oxygen therapy,
progressively reducing the need for non-invasive mechanical
ventilation at night, the bulletin explained.
The Pope still requires medical therapy in hospital, motor and
respiratory physiotherapy; such therapies, at the moment, have
led to further, gradual improvements, the medical bulletin also
said.
Vatican sources have said that the pontiff's recovery from
double pneumonia in Gemelli Hospital, also considering his age,
is slow so medical updates will likely be less frequent after
the bulletin issued on Saturday evening, considering the
88-year-old Argentine pontiff's stability.
The sources underlined that the Pontiff needs time to recover.
Francis has been in hospital since February 14.
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