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Pope Francis’s health shows slight improvement

The Holy See Press Office has released a statement this Thursday morning stating that Pope Francis slept well and spent the first part of the morning resting.

“The Pope slept well during the night and is now resting,” read a brief statement.

On Wednesday evening, the Press Office said the Pope’s health condition had slightly improved over the previous 24 hours.

“The mild kidney insufficiency observed in recent days has subsided,” read a statement. “A chest CT scan carried out [on Tuesday] night showed a normal progression of the lung inflammation. Blood tests conducted [on Wednesday] confirmed the improvement seen [Tuesday].”

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Pope Francis remains on high-flow oxygen therapy, but as of Wednesday evening he had not experienced any asthma-like respiratory crises.

According to the Holy See Press Office, his prognosis remains “guarded.”

The Pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, February 14, following a bout of bronchitis, with his doctors later diagnosing bilateral pneumonia.

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Source: Vatican news

Chinwendu Nnamani is a graduate of Computer Science and Mathematics from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is a multifaceted skilled individual with special interest in web development, accounting and graphics design. She is the Administrative Secretary of The Choice Flame Newspaper as well as a passionate writer.
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Chinwendu Nnamani is a graduate of Computer Science and Mathematics from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is a multifaceted skilled individual with special interest in web development, accounting and graphics design. She is the Administrative Secretary of The Choice Flame Newspaper as well as a passionate writer.

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