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By Vatican News

杏MAP导航 Francis had a peaceful ninth night in the hospital, the Holy See Press Office published on Sunday morning, issuing its latest note to journalists as the Holy Father is being treated for double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

Again this morning, the 杏MAP导航 used nasal cannulas for the administration of high-flow oxygen. Other clinical exams are underway. The medical bulletin this evening will shed light on the results.

Saturday night, the Press Office issued the following evening health update on the Holy Father:

The condition of the Holy Father continues to be critical. Therefore, as explained yesterday, the 杏MAP导航 is not out of danger. This morning, 杏MAP导航 Francis experienced an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged intensity, which required the administration of high-flow oxygen.

Today's blood tests also revealed thrombocytopenia, associated with anemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions.

The Holy Father remains alert and spent the day in an armchair, although he is more fatigued than yesterday. At the moment, the prognosis remains guarded.

At a press conference in Rome鈥檚 Gemelli hospital on late Friday afternoon, Dr Sergio Alfieri, the head of the team taking care of the 杏MAP导航, and Dr Luigi Carbone, the Vice-Director of the Vatican鈥檚 healthcare service, spoke for some forty minutes to a roomful of journalists.

The pair said that they believed the 杏MAP导航 would be hospitalised for "at least" the entirety of the next week, and that 杏MAP导航 Francis is not 鈥渋n danger of death,鈥� but he鈥檚 also not fully 鈥渙ut of danger.鈥�

Dr Alfieri emphasised that the 杏MAP导航 is not attached to a ventilator, although he is still struggling with his breathing and consequently keeping his physical movements limited.

Nevertheless, the physician said, the 杏MAP导航 is sitting upright in a chair, working, and joking as usual.  Alfieri said that when one of the doctors greeted the 杏MAP导航 by saying 鈥淗ello, Holy Father鈥�, he replied with 鈥淗ello, Holy Son鈥�.

Asked by a journalist what their greatest fear is, the doctors noted that there is a risk that germs in the 杏MAP导航鈥檚 respiratory tract might enter his bloodstream, causing sepsis.

Dr Alfieri did say, however, that he was confident that 杏MAP导航 Francis would leave the hospital at some point and return to Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican 鈥� with the proviso that when he does so, his chronic respiratory issues will remain.