Pope Francis has “a little bit of bronchitis” again

vatican city. – he pope francisco Said he had “a little bit” again bronchitis“And would rather not read a speech prepared when receiving a group of correspondents France.

“I want to read the whole speech, but I have a problem, a little bit of bronchitis,” said Francisco, who had delivered his planned speech to his first two audiences of the day, although his voice was tired.

At the end of November, Francisco encountered “lung inflammation“This forced him to skip some events and cancel trips to COP28 climate summit held in Dubai Booked for early December.

The 87-year-old pope later underwent a CT scan (computed axial tomography) at a hospital Romewhich confirms these health problems and start antibiotic treatment.

It took him several days to recover from bronchitis, during which time he was helped by a collaborator who read out his speech.

The pope suffered from multiple ailments due to his advanced age last year and underwent complex surgery due to surgical reasons. abdominal hernia.

In April, he was hospitalized for three days with bronchitis and had to be treated with antibiotics, raising concerns because the pope arrived in an ambulance with a fever.

In June, unexpectedly, he had to undergo surgery due to adhesions from a colon diverticulum surgery performed in July 2021. undergo surgery again Hospitalized for nine days with abdominal hernia.

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