Turkish man tests Covid-19 positive for 14 straight months - Kayasan has Turkey s longest recorded continuous COVID-19 infection, doctors say, possibly due to a weakened immune system from cancer.
ISTANBUL - When Muzaffer Kayasan first caught Covid-19, he thought he was destined to die since he was already suffering from leukemia. Fourteen months and 78 straight positive tests later, he is still alive - and still battling to shake off the infection. Kayasan, 56, has Turkey's longest recorded continuous Covid-19 infection, doctors say, possibly due to a weakened immune.