VATICAN CITY, November 30 (EFE) – Pope Francis said today that “thank God the illness he was suffering from was not pneumonia” but “a very acute form of infectious bronchitis”, although he is no longer has a fever and is continuing to recover. today in the Vatican while hosting participants of the “Ethics of Health Management” seminar.
He also explained today the reason why doctors advised him not to travel to Dubai for the COP28 climate summit: “The reason is that it’s very hot there and you switch from heating to air conditioning. That’s what happens in this bronchial case.” , no convenient”.
In his speech, the Pope clarified: “Yes, thank you. As you can see, I am alive. The doctors did not let me go to Dubai (…) Thank God, this is not pneumonia. This is a very acute infectious bronchitis inflammation.” One morning, the Pope still maintained his entire agenda, although he preferred not to read the speech for fear of being too tired.
He assured that he no longer had a fever and continued to recover on antibiotics.
“The pope’s condition is stable and he does not have a fever, but the lung inflation associated with respiratory problems persists,” the Vatican confirmed in a statement after the pope held a general audience in Pablo Hall on Wednesday before thousands of faithful.
“Health has an opposite, it is strong and fragile. What health he has, how he endures, how strong it is, but it is also fragile. And not paying attention to health gives way to vulnerability. I really like prevention Medicine because it can prevent the disease, the pope told attendees at the seminar.
He added: “I appreciate what they are doing. Not only looking for medical and pharmacological solutions, but also caring about health, i.e. thinking about the benefits of health. And how to preserve that benefit. Not just to cure, but to preserve. That’s the saying “I Working for you and I appreciate you coming”.
“Forgive me for not being able to say more, but I don’t have the courage. So all I want to do is say hello to you,” the pope added in the morning before an audience of seven.
The Argentine pope, who will celebrate his 87th birthday on December 17, confirmed during the audience that his “flu” is still not good.
On Saturday, Francis underwent a CT scan at a Rome hospital that confirmed the health problems but ruled out pneumonia.
Just like that, it was surprisingly announced that due to medical advice, he had to suspend his trip to Dubai from tomorrow, December 1 to December 3.
In April, he was hospitalized for three days with bronchitis, which had to be treated with antibiotics, a worrying situation since the Pope had a fever and arrived in an ambulance; in June, surprisingly, adhesions appeared due to a previous operation 2021 In July, he underwent surgery again for colon diverticulum and abdominal hernia, and was hospitalized for 9 days.