"The Pope slept well all night" . The week opens with some good news from the Vatican Press Office, which updated Bergoglio's health conditions. The pontiff, on his eighteenth day of hospitalization, this morning "woke up,
he had breakfast and began the day's therapies."
After the crisis on Friday afternoon, the doctors at the Gemelli hospital had spoken of "24-48 hours" to understand if the bronchospasm had caused further damage to the pontiff's lungs. This is why last night's bulletin was highly anticipated. "The Holy Father's clinical conditions have remained stable," they said.
According to Vatican sources, the fact that the Pope "rested well" last night suggests that, as happened yesterday, he is not undergoing mechanical ventilation, and that oxygen is being administered via nasal cannulas. As for bilateral pneumonia, "the situation is stable", following what had been described in recent days as "a natural evolution for a person undergoing therapy".
(Unioneonline/vf)
