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Pope suffered bronchial spasm, ‘sudden worsening,’ Vatican says in health update

Pope suffered bronchial spasm, ‘sudden worsening,’ Vatican says in health update

Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia.

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