Pope Francis in intensive care: he had a respiratory crisis

This morning, "Pope Francis presented with a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, which also required the application of high-flow oxygen. Today's blood tests also revealed thrombocytopenia, associated with anemia, which required blood transfusions."

This is reported in the medical bulletin just released by the Holy See Press Office. “The Holy Father – it adds – continues to be alert and spent the day in an armchair even if he was suffering more than yesterday. At the moment the prognosis is reserved”.

“The conditions of the Holy Father – the medical bulletin concludes – they continue to be critical, therefore, as explained yesterday, the Pope is not out of danger”.

The blood tests he underwent Pope Francesco Today "they also highlighted thrombocytopenia, associated with anemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions".