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He Pope Francis He said today that “thank God the disease he is suffering from is not pneumonia”, but rather “a very acute infectious bronchitis”, although he no longer has a fever and continues to be cured with antibiotics, when today receiving participants in the seminar on “Ethic.” in health management” in an audience at the Vatican.
He also explained today the reasons why doctors advised him not to travel to Dubai to participate in the COP 28 climate summit: “The reason is that it is very hot there and you go from heat to air conditioning. And that in this bronchial situation is not convenient.”
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“Yes, thank you. As you see, I’m alive. The doctor didn’t let me go to Dubai (…) Thank God it wasn’t pneumonia. “It’s a very acute infectious bronchitis”, clarified the Pope during a morning in which the The pontiff maintained his entire agenda, although he preferred not to read the speeches so as not to get too tired.
He assured that he no longer has a fever and that he continues to heal with antibiotics.
“The Holy Father’s condition is stable, he does not have a fever, but lung inflation associated with respiratory problems persists,” the Vatican confirmed this Wednesday in a statement after the Pope held the general audience before thousands of faithful in the Sala Pablo.
“Health has something opposite, it is strong and fragile. How healthy he is, how he behaves, how he is strong, but also fragile. And poorly maintained health gives way to fragility. “I really like preventative medicine, because it prevents events before they happen,” the pope told seminar participants.
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And he added: “I thank them for what they do. Not only seek medical and pharmacological solutions, but also value health, that is, think about the good of health. And how to preserve this asset. Not just heal, but preserve. It’s a job for you, thanks for coming.
“And forgive me a little for not being able to say more, but I don’t have the courage. So what I would like to do is greet them”, added the pope on a morning in which he had seven audiences.
The Argentine pontiff, who will turn 87 on December 17, confirmed during the audience that he was still not well “with this flu”.
Last Saturday, Francisco underwent a computed tomography scan in a hospital in Rome which confirmed these health problems, but ruled out pneumonia.
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Thus, it was announced by surprise that, due to medical advice, he had to cancel the trip he would take tomorrow, from December 1st to 3rd, to Dubai.
In April he was hospitalized for three days due to bronchitis that had to be treated with antibiotics and which was worrying since the pontiff arrived with a fever and by ambulance and in June, by surprise, and due to the presence of adhesions due to his previous surgery for diverticula in the colon, in July 2021, he had to undergo abdominal hernia surgery again and was hospitalized for nine days.
Source: Elcomercio
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