00:00Pope Francis is conscious and still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen following
00:07a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions.
00:10The Vatican said in a statement that the Pope rested well and that the night passed quietly.
00:15Further clinical tests are being performed on the 88-year-old pontiff who had part of
00:19one lung removed as a young man.
00:22Pope Francis, who has chronic lung disease, was admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome on
00:26the 14th of February after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened.
00:31Doctors first diagnosed a complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and
00:37then the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.
00:40Doctors said that his prognosis is reserved and have warned of the risk of sepsis, a serious
00:45infection of the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia.
00:49He has been prescribed absolute rest and a combination of cortisone and antibiotics along
00:55with extra oxygen when needed.
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