TEHRAN, February 23 (MNA) – Pope Francis' condition "continues to be critical," the Vatican has said.Pope's condition continues to be critical, therefore, as explained yesterday, he is not out of danger, the Vatican said in its regular early evening update.

This morning Pope Francis presented a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, which also required the application of high-flow oxygen," it added, TASS reported.

According to it, daily blood tests "showed thrombocytopenia, associated with anemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions.".

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