As Italycontinues to grapplewith thecoronavirus pandemic , some heart - warming news has come out from the nation . A 101 - year - old man from Rimini was discharged from the hospital last week after beating the respiratory disease COVID-19 . Identified as “ Mr. P ” by authorisation , the centenarian was born during the Spanish Flu pandemic that spread worldwide between 1918 and 1919 .
Having prove positive for COVID-19 , Mr. P was treated at Infermi Hospital in Rimini by hospital staff who feel a “ heroic need ” to ensure his recovery . Last Wednesday , his mob brought him home , cater a “ message of Bob Hope ” in these glum times .
In a statement to local newspaperRiminiToday , Vice Mayor of Rimini , Gloria Lisi , said : “ give way the progress of the virus , it could not even be called ' a story like many ' if it were not for a detail that name the life-time of the someone returned to their loved ones truly sinful . Mr. P , from Rimini , was expect in 1919 , in the midst of another tragic world pandemic . "
The1918 influenza pandemic(dubbed “ the Spanish flu ” ) was do by an H1N1 computer virus with genes of avian pedigree . Around500 million peoplewere infect – around one - third of the mankind ’s population at the time – 50 million of which died from the virus , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
“ He saw everything , Mr. P , ” Lisi go on . “ warfare , hunger , pain in the neck , progress , crisis and Resurrection . Once over the 100 - year - old roadblock , portion has put before him this young challenge , inconspicuous and terrible at the same time . ”
“ And he did it . Mr. P made it … It shows that even at 101 years old , the future tense has yet to be written . ”
mass of all ages can be infected by SARS - CoV-2 , the virus that causes the disease COVID-19 , but older mass and those with underlying medical problems ( such as high parentage pressure , heart problem , or diabetes ) aremore likelyto develop serious symptoms . Last calendar week , the National Institute of Health in Italyreportedthat 85.6 percentage of those who have died were over 70 .
Mr. P is not the only centenarian to have struggle off the disease . In Modena , a 95 - yr - old in Emilia - Romagna became the first person to beat COVID-19 in the province . Across the globe in China , 103 - class - honest-to-god Zhang Guangfenbeat coronavirusafter take in treatment at a hospital in Wuhan earlier this month .
