ROME (AP) — Pope Francis had coffee and was reading newspapers Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia: Doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled vomit that needed to then be extracted.
Doctors said it would take a day or two to evaluate how and if the Friday afternoon episode impacted Francis’ overall clinical condition. His prognosis remained guarded, meaning he wasn’t out of danger.
A woman attends a rosary prayer with Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Friday, Feb.
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