Cornelia Ras fell ill after attending a church service, 12 in that group have since died. FMTNews Coronavirus
AMSTERDAM: A 107-year old Dutch woman has recovered from the coronavirus, probably becoming the oldest survivor of the pandemic in the world.
Cornelia Ras fell ill on March 17, the day after her 107th birthday, Dutch newspaper AD reported, after attending a church service with other residents of her nursing home on Goeree-Overflakkee, an island in the southwest of the country.Twelve of that group have since died, but Ras was told by her doctors on Monday that she had beaten the infection.“She takes no medicines, still walks well and gets down on her knees every night to thank the Lord.
Prior to Ras, the oldest widely documented coronavirus survivor was Bill Lapschies, a 104-year-old American.
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