The Perthshire pensioner's son praises 'unbelievable' NHS workers during her stay in hospital.
When 98-year-old Daphne Shah was rushed to hospital with coronavirus, her son feared the worst - but now she is back home and on the mend."They had never come across a person of nearly 99 who has recovered from the virus."
Her son, from St Madoes in Perth and Kinross, said he wants to"tell the world" that the very elderly can recover from Covid-19."She didn't even need to go on a ventilator and yet she was struggling for air when she left .High temperature He had originally called a doctor and paramedics when his mother developed a cough and high temperature.But when these did not work, she was admitted to hospital.Mr Shah said:"She will be 99 in July, I really wanted her to get to 100 to get the telegram from the Queen.
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