NYT WORLD: Pope Francis Is in the Hospital and Will Stay for Several Days
By Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: March 29, 2023 at 03:00AM
“In recent days Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties, and this afternoon he went to Policlinico A. Gemelli for some medical checks,” the Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement, referring to the Rome hospital that traditionally treats popes. “The outcome of these showed a respiratory infection (excluding Covid-19 infection) that will require several days of appropriate hospital medical treatment.”
He added, “Pope Francis is touched by the many messages received and expresses his gratitude for the closeness and prayer.”
After his morning audience, Francis — who as a young man survived severe pneumonia and had part of a lung removed — was taken in an ambulance to the Gemelli hospital and underwent a chest CT scan and other tests, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. His entourage expressed “relief” at the results of the medical checks, the news agency said, including his blood’s oxygen saturation, which was apparently fine. Earlier in the day, the Vatican said the hospital visit had been planned.
By Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: March 29, 2023 at 03:00AM
The Vatican said the 86-year-old pontiff was taken to a hospital in Rome, where he was being treated for a respiratory infection.
ROME — Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a respiratory infection, the Vatican said on Wednesday, raising concerns over the health of the pontiff, who is 86 and has a recent history of medical challenges.“In recent days Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties, and this afternoon he went to Policlinico A. Gemelli for some medical checks,” the Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement, referring to the Rome hospital that traditionally treats popes. “The outcome of these showed a respiratory infection (excluding Covid-19 infection) that will require several days of appropriate hospital medical treatment.”
He added, “Pope Francis is touched by the many messages received and expresses his gratitude for the closeness and prayer.”
After his morning audience, Francis — who as a young man survived severe pneumonia and had part of a lung removed — was taken in an ambulance to the Gemelli hospital and underwent a chest CT scan and other tests, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. His entourage expressed “relief” at the results of the medical checks, the news agency said, including his blood’s oxygen saturation, which was apparently fine. Earlier in the day, the Vatican said the hospital visit had been planned.
Read More at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/world/europe/pope-francis-hospital-tests.html
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