Doctors say that Pope Francis to leave the hospital on Sunday, weeks after health attacks

His doctors said that Pope Francis would be released from the hospital on Sunday, 38 days after the issue of pneumonia that threatens his life in both lungs.

Medical director, Dr. Sergio Alviri, from Jimili Hospital in Rome, where the 88 -year -old is treated that Francis will need at least two months of rest and rehabilitation with the continued recovery in the Vatican.

The ink was accepted in Gemelli on February 14 after poor bronchitis. He later developed a life threat from pneumonia.

Pope’s doctors presented his first personal update on his condition in one month, indicating that he made good and fixed in his battle against double pneumonia.

Evening briefing on Saturday is the first since February 21, that is, a week after Francis brought to the hospital. After that, he suffered from many respiratory crises that fell in critical condition, although he settled since then.

In another development, the Vatican announced that Francis will appear on Sunday morning to bless the believers from his wing on the tenth floor of the hospital. While Francis released an audio message on March 6 and the Vatican distributed a picture of him on March 16, a blessing will be on Sunday the first direct appearance since Francis was accepted for what became the longest hospital in the 12 -year -old.

Francis, who suffers from chronic lung disease, is subject to respiratory problems in the winter and was part of the lung that was removed when a young man, was accepted after poor recycling of bronchitis.

Doctors first diagnosed bacterial, viral and fungal respiratory infections, and shortly after pneumonia in both lungs. Blood tests showed signs of anemia, low blood platelets and the beginning of kidney failure, which were later resolved after two blood transfusions.

The most dangerous setbacks began on February 28, when Francis faced a sharp coughing and inhaled vomiting, which requires him to use an expanded mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe. He has suffered from other respiratory crises in the following days, which asks doctors to spoil mucus manually, and at this stage sleep with the ventilation mask at night to help his lungs wipe the accumulation of fluids.

At any time, the Pope lost consciousness, and the doctors reported that he was alert and cooperative.

Over the past two weeks, Francis has settled and registered minor improvements, according to the Vatican press office. He no longer needs to wear a ventilation mask at night and reduces its dependence on high flow of complementary oxygen during the day.