When 97-year-old Gina Dal Colleto of Brazil was taken to hospital on April 1 with coronavirus symptoms, even the most optimistic person would not have expected her to survive.?
But on April 12, Dal Colleto was discharged from Sao Paulo's Vila Nova Star hospital as doctors and nurses applauded her recovery. She became the oldest to survive COVID-19 in Brazil.?
This good news gives Brazil hope in these tough times as the country struggles to cope with the pandemic.?
She is only survivor of an Italian family which had 11 siblings. Dal Colleto lived alone in Santos, Rede D'Or Sao Luiz.?
"Even with almost a century of life, Gina has a very active routine and enjoys walking, shopping and cooking," said the hospital's statement, according to Reuters.?
"She has six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren," it added.?
She had been put on oxygen and was in incentive care, the statement went on to say.?
But now she is out and that is truly a miracle.?
Brazil's health ministry said 1,223 people were dead due to the outbreak and there are now 22,169 confirmed cases. Worldwide over 110,000 have died while more than 1800,000 are affected. ??