Quickly travel to the hospital for a medical test for influenza

“After the general audience, Pope Francis went to the Gemelli Hospital to undergo some diagnostic tests. Eventually he returned to the Vatican.” Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, explained this to reporters a few minutes ago.

Today the Pope presided over Wednesday’s audience. Although he avoided reading the Catechism for fear of straining his voice from the flu. Filippo Ciampanelli, an official in the Secretariat of State, is responsible for continuing the cycle of vice and virtue.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio is going through The course of the flu since last Saturday, February 24th, When the Vatican reported it was suspending all spectator events. Last week, the Pope conducted spiritual Lenten exercises alone in Santa Marta from February 18 to 23.

He did, however, appear on the balcony of the Apostolic Palace on Sunday to pray the Angelus. He rested on Monday and Tuesday again on a doctor’s prescription before thousands of worshipers gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

The last flu was in November

The last flu that Bergoglio experienced occurred at the end of November 2023. Even though Gemelli had CT scans from day one, “Exclude the risk of pulmonary complications.” Finally, after several days of busy schedules, the situation became complicated and eventually led to bronchitis, which prevented him from leaving the residence for two weeks.