The Vatican has reported this February 22 that the health status of Pope Francis “continues to be critical”, so “is not out of danger.”
In a statement, the press office of the Holy See indicates “this morning Pope Francis presented a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, which also required the application of high flow oxygen.”
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He adds that “blood tests performed today have also evidenced a thrombocytopenia, associated with anemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions.”
“The Holy Father continues vigilant and has spent the day in an armchair, although he has suffered more than yesterday. At the moment the prognosis is reserved, ”reports the Vatican.
Today eight days have been completed since the Holy Father was admitted to the Polyclinic of Rome, where he is treated for bilateral pneumonia. Doctors reported yesterday that the Pontiff would remain hospitalized for another week.
In a press conference given Friday, the doctors explained that Pope Francis is not yet out of danger. “
However, the director of the medical-surgical department, Sergio Alfieri, clarified that “if the question is whether at this time he is in danger of death, the answer is not anyway.”
“Right now his life is not in danger, but this is the realistic situation. The door is open to both possibilities, “said doctor Sergio Alfieri yesterday.
Eduardo Berdejo
Professional in Social Communication of the National University of San Marcos in Peru, I have more than 20 years of experience in Catholic digital journalism. As part of ACI Press, I have been sent to cover the trips of Pope Francis to Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, in addition to the Synod of Sinodality in the Vatican in 2023.