Coronavirus, Cardinal Bassetti (CEI) transferred to intensive care – Chronicle

Perugia – November 3, 2020 – Hours concern and anxiety about the health conditions of the Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, president of the CEI and archbishop of Perugia, positive result in Coronavirus In recent days. “Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve and president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, hospitalized since October 31 in the hospital’s COVID 1 Emergency Medicine center Santa Maria della Misericordia from Perugia, was transferred by the healthcare workers who are treating you in the Intensive care 2 where appropriate therapies continue. The transfer took place overnight, after a change in vital signs. The Cardinal is attentive and collaborating ”. With this statement, the CEI broke the news this morning.

The health workers of the Perugia hospital will issue the medical bulletin for further study on the Archbishop’s health conditions. The Permanent Episcopal Council, meeting today in an extraordinary session (by videoconference), “accompanies the Cardinal President with closeness, affection and prayer,” the CEI says again. “THE bishops they assure support for him and for all the sick and thank the doctors, the health workers and all those who deal with the suffering – it is emphasized -. May the comfort and presence of the Holy Spirit sustain those who today are sorely tried by disease. the Risen lord his reassuring presence will not be lost. “

This is the note from the Perugia hospital: “Currently the cardinal is alert and collaborating, under careful multiparametric monitoring of vital functions and subjected to all necessary medical therapies.”