Doctors "happy" Pope is going home, say 2 months of rest ahead

The Manila Times

Doctors "happy" Pope is going home, say 2 months of rest ahead  Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital on Sunday, March 23, but will need a further two months of rest at the Vatican, the head of his medical team said on Saturday, March 22.  Francis, 88, has been battling pneumonia for more than five weeks after being admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that became the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy.  While Francis will return to the Vatican on Sunday, his doctors said it would take some time for his ageing body to fully heal.  VATICAN MEDIA / REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #worldnews  #popefrancis

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00:00The news today is that the Pope will be discharged tomorrow.

00:04That's very important for everybody all over the world.

00:08The Holy Father, at the time of his admission to Gemelli Hospital,

00:12presented an acute respiratory failure due to polymicrobial infections,

00:18viruses, bacteria, and mysids,

00:21that resulted in severe bilateral pneumonia

00:25that required a combined pharmacological treatment.

00:29The Holy Father was never intubated,

00:32and he always remained alert and oriented.

00:37The Holy Father will be discharged tomorrow, as we said before,

00:41in a stable clinical condition,

00:43with a prescription to partially continue drug therapy

00:49and a convalescence and rest period of at least two months.

00:53About our experience when he was at the risk of his life,

00:57this is very personal.

00:58I can tell you that, as for every patient,

01:02all the staff, Dr. Carboni, myself, and all other colleagues,

01:06that only some of them, I said before,

01:10they were all in charge to try to solve the problem.

01:15And today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home.

01:28For more information, visit www.fema.gov

01:32or call 1-877-424-4242

01:37For more information, visit www.fema.gov

01:42or call 1-877-424-4242

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