Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for several more days to continue receiving medical treatment, the Vatican said.
The improvements in the 88-year-old pope’s condition recorded in the previous days “have been further consolidated” and were confirmed by the results of blood tests and his positive response to drug therapy, the Vatican said in its evening medical bulletin March 10.
Doctors had previously noted “a good response to therapy” March 8, adding that his gas exchanges — the intake of oxygen and output of carbon dioxide — had improved and that blood tests showed his condition to be stable.
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