Pope returns to hospital

Pope returns to hospital

Rome (AsiaNews/Agencies) -- John Paul II is being readmitted to hospital.  He is on Rome's Agostino Gemelli hospital.  Vatican spokesman, Dr. Joaquin Navarro Valls, has spoken of a flu relapse.

In a brief statement, Navarro Valls explained that "yesterday, the Pope suffered a relapse of the flu that had been affecting him in recent weeks.  The pope was admitted to hospital this morning for specialistic care as required and further tests."

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