Pope Francis’ condition improved during his first 24 hours in Rome’s Gemelli hospital with tests confirming he has a respiratory tract infection and his doctors ordering complete rest, the Vatican said.
Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, told reporters the morning of 15 February that the 88-year-old pope had slept well his first night in the hospital, he had breakfast and read some newspapers in the morning.
How long the pope will remain at Gemelli depends on how he reacts to treatment, he said.
The official bulletin released by the Vatican late 15 February confirmed that the pope no longer had a fever.
After more tests, the bulletin said, his “therapy was slightly modified based on further microbiological findings. Today’s laboratory tests found improvement in some values.”
