100-year-old Japanese recovers from COVID-19, says positivity is key Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Kyodo May 12, 2021
Otsu, Shiga Pref. – A 100-year-old Japanese woman who recovered from COVID-19 after being hospitalized for a month earlier this year says the key to beating the virus is to have faith that you will.
“During treatment, it is important to trust doctors and conquer yourself. Even if you contract the virus, you must believe you will get better,” Ayako Ito told reporters Tuesday in her home city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.
A 100-year-old woman recovers from COVID-19. (Kenta Sujino)
OTSU Centenarian Ayako Ito is healthy and ready to celebrate her 101st birthday in June after a month-long bout with COVID-19, thanks to a positive attitude and the support of her doctor.
Ito, an Otsu resident, attended a news conference at the Shiga prefectural government office on May 10 to talk about her uplifting recovery.
She had to be hospitalized for a month and her condition even worsened at one point.
“I trusted my doctor and depended on him completely,” Ito said, adding that it was important to have a strong will to overcome one s own difficulties.