Europe's Oldest Woman Has Recovered From COVID-19

JAKARTA - Lucile Randon, who took the name Sister Andre in 1944, a French nun, who is also the oldest person in Europe has survived COVID-19, just days before her 117th birthday. On January 16, Lucile was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 without symptoms.

Cited from the BBC, Thursday, February 11, Lucile told local media, "I didn't even realize I had it".

She has been isolated separately from other residents at a nursing home in Toulon, southern France. But she is now considered to be fully recovered.

Sister Andre, who is blind and uses a wheelchair, is now looking forward to celebrating her birthday on Thursday, although she will mark the occasion with a smaller than usual group of residents. "She is very lucky", said David Tavella, spokesperson for the Sainte Catherine Labouré nursing home.

He told the newspaper Var Matin, "She didn't ask me about her health, but about her habits. For example, she wanted to know if her meal schedule or bedtime would change".

"She shows no fear of the disease. On the other hand, she is very concerned about the rest of the residents".

Sister Andre was born on February 11, 1904. Apart from being the oldest person in Europe, she is also the second oldest person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) World Supercentenarian Ranking List.

When asked by the French BFM broadcaster if she was afraid of the COVID-19, Sister Andre said: No, I am not afraid, because I am not afraid to die.

"I love being with you, but I want to be somewhere else, to be joined by my older brothers, and my grandparents and my grandmother".