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Europe's Olderst Person Survives Covid-19 Just before 117th Birthday (READ DETAILS)

Bernard Nelson

Feb 10, 2021

A French nun who is Europe's oldest person has survived Covid-19, just days before her 117th birthday.

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Sister Andre tested positive for coronavirus on 16 January but didn't develop any symptoms. She told local media she "didn't even realise I had it".

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She isolated separately from other residents in her retirement home in Toulon, southern France, but is now considered fully recovered.

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Sister Andre, who is blind and uses a wheelchair, is now looking forward to celebrating her birthday on Thursday - although she is going to mark the occasion with a smaller group of residents than usual.

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