'Happy to be with you': Europe's oldest person survives COVID

‘Happy to be with you’: Europe’s oldest person survives COVID
Al Jazeera English
© Sister Andre (right) displayed no symptoms but was isolated from other residents [Reuters]
Sister Andre (right) displayed no symptoms but was isolated from other residents [Reuters]
Europe’s oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, has survived COVID-19 and will celebrate her 117th birthday this week, her caregivers have said.
Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre when she joined a Catholic charitable order in 1944, tested positive for coronavirus in her retirement home in Toulon, southern France, on January 16.
She displayed no symptoms but was isolated from other residents.

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