79-year-old woman, resident of Chandigarh, recovers from coronavirus
It seems age is no bar in the fight against coronavirus as a 79-year-old elderly woman, resident of Sector 38 in Chandigarh, the oldest so far in the city, defeated the novel coronavirus as she was declared cured and discharged from PGIMER’s COVID Hospital on Friday.
In complete contrast, the other person discharged on Friday, a 9-year-old girl from Sector 30, was on the other extreme of age. After their discharge, both of them headed towards their homes in the ambulance but giving everyone a hope that COVID-19 is beatable, provided you have the will to beat it.
Meanwhile, two more have tested negative and recovered from COVID-19 but have been shifted to other departments in PGIMER for the treatment of their specific medical issues. With these four recovered, the count of those declared cured of PGIMER’s COVID Hospital stands at 41. It was quite an emotional scene at the send-off as both aged 9 and 79 ushered amid rousing claps towards the exit. They were greeted with flowers and gifts.
Prof. G.D.Puri, Dean (Academics) & Head, Deptt. of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care said that “Every recovery is hugely motivational but this one is for sure, inspiring. At 79, she actually beat the odds, she wasn’t somebody by the numbers you would have expected to make it. But she made it after her stay of 14 days here in COVID Hospital. It seems it is the will to fight that helps one to surmount the disease.”
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Puri further said that “The other person admitted here on April 30 and going home today is a 9-year-old girl from Sector-30 cluster. Though her parents are still here recovering, her consecutive tests came negative, so she was discharged to be with her other family members.”
-PTC News
