VALENCIA CITY: The Vatican announced in a statement on Wednesday that Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will require "a few days" in the hospital for treatment. The assertion said the 86-year-old pontiff had whined of breathing hardships lately.
In addition, tests demonstrated that he did not have Covid-19. Pope Francis is moved by the many messages got and offers his thanks for the closeness and petition," the Vatican said. The pope was unexpectedly taken to the hospital for tests hours before the statement was made. Italian media questioned the Vatican's initial claim that the check-up had been scheduled, claiming that a Wednesday television interview with the pope had been canceled at the last minute.