103-year-old woman in Iran becomes oldest person to beat coronavirus

Iranian state media has reported that a 103-year-old woman has been cured of dely coronavirus infection in Islamic Republic despite significant evidence that elderly people are most vulnerable to pathogen. woman h been hospitalised in central city of Semnan for at least seven days, and reportedly he of hospital, Navid Danayi has said that she was “discharged after making a complete recovery”. 

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In a country which is one of most hard-hit of COVID-19 infections after China, 103-year-old woman was also second elderly patient who has been fully cured of disease. While to total coronavirus cases in Iran have reached over 16,000, and has claimed at least 988 lives as of March 18, a 91-year-old man from Kerman, in souast of Iran also survived after contracting COVID-19.

According to an international news ncy, man was recovered on March 16 after being sick for three days despite having pre-existing medical conditions including high blood pressure and asthma. However, reports have t mentioned how both elderly patients of fatal virus were treated. Even though World Health Organisation has stated that fatality rate of vel virus is 3.4 per cent, it has also derived that elderly people are most vulnerable to disease which first originated in Chinese province of Wuhan. fatality rate for older people, above of 80 is 21.9 per cent. 

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‘Test, test, test’

Meanwhile, WHO has also said that best way to combat unprecedented outbreak of dely coronavirus for all countries is to ramp up ir testing programs. WHO director-general Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said in a conference in Geneva that “simple mess” he has for all countries is “test, test, test”. He furr ded that countries will remain unsuccessful to tackle pandemic if y fail to test all suspected cases and remain “blindfolded”. 

WHO chief said, “But most effective way to prevent infections and save lives is breaking chains of transmission. And to do that, you must test and isolate. You cant fight a fire blindfolded.

He ded, "And we cant stop this pandemic if we don’t kw who is infected. We have a simple mess for all countries: test, test, test. Test every suspected case.”

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(With ncy inputs)