Pope Francis No Longer Requires Mechanical Ventilation After Respiratory Crisis

Pope Francis had stabilised enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to be taken off non-invasive mechanical ventilation and receive just high flows of supplemental oxygen, as he continued his more than two-week long fight against double pneumonia, the Vatican said.

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Francis, 88, woke up and was resuming respiratory physiotherapy after sleeping through the night, the Vatican said.

The Vatican said as of Tuesday morning, Francis no longer needed to wear the mechanical ventilation mask that covers his nose and mouth to pump oxygen into his lungs and was just receiving supplemental oxygen through a nasal tube.