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The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Pope Francis could be discharged from hospital ‘in next few days’

Two nuns walk past Gemelli hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis was admitted on Wednesday.
Two nuns walk past Gemelli hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis was admitted on Wednesday. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

Pope Francis has had a marked improvement in his health and could be discharged from hospital “in the next few days”, doctors treating the 86-year-old said on Thursday.

The pontiff was taken to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Wednesday afternoon after complaining of breathing difficulties and chest pain in recent days.

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