Pope Francis spent a quiet night and
rested at the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican
Press Office said on Sunday morning.
The morning update came after the Vatican said on Saturday
evening that the pontiff had suffered a respiratory crisis and
his condition remained critical.
"The condition of the Holy Father continues to be critical",
said the evening bulletin.
"Therefore, as explained yesterday, the Pope is not out of
danger.
"This morning, Pope Francis presented a prolonged asthmatic
respiratory crisis, which also required the application of
high-flow oxygen", the Vatican said Saturday evening.
"Today's blood tests moreover showed a thrombocytopenia,
associated with anaemia, which required the administration of
blood transfusions", it continued.
The Vatican however said the pontiff continued to remain alert
and spent the day in an armchair, although he was "more
uncomfortable than yesterday".
"At the moment, the prognosis is reserved", the bulletin
concluded.
The pontiff was admitted to Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital on
Friday, Februaty 14 with bronchitis which turned into pneumonia
in both lungs.
On Friday afternoon, the head of the medical team treating the
pontiff, Professor Sergio Alfieri, had said that he was not out
of danger, although not in a life-threatening condition, and
noted that the pope had a lung infection and the real danger was
his contracting sepsis in his blood from it.
Meanwhile White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said after
the bulletin Saturday evening that US President Donald Trump had
been "updated" on the pontiff's condition and "we are praying"
for him.
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