The Body Of A Hundred-year-old Grandmother In Myanmar Shows Unusual Reaction To COVID-19

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JAKARTA - For adults, the risk of fatal COVID-19 increases with age, with the elderly being the group with the highest risk. Treatment for them usually requires hospitalization, intensive care, and a ventilator to help with breathing. However, a miracle happened to a hundred-year-old woman in Myanmar.

The old woman named Thein Khin has not only succeeded in defeating COVID-19. He hardly even knew that he had it.

Thein Khin tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to an isolation center last month as COVID-19 spread among four generations of his family. But Thein Khin is asymptomatic and is even more worried about his grandchildren.

“I don't feel anything. I eat well, shower myself and walk as usual, ”he said at his home in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.

“If I had this virus, I would lie down and moan on the bed. But I am strong, walking around. I don't feel anything, "he added, launching Reuters on Wednesday, October 14.

Thein Khin became the oldest patient and the oldest patient in Myanmar to have recovered from COVID-19. The agile grandmother also admitted that she was not surprised because she did not experience any symptoms of illness due to COVID-19. Thein Khin said he did not have a serious illness.

“The situation during the Second World War was much worse. I heard that this viral pandemic is also dangerous around the world. But I think this disease is nothing, "he said.

"Of course, I worry about my children and grandchildren. Death doesn't matter to me because I am very old. I have escaped many situations which are deadly, worse and dangerous, "he added.

Thein Khin's grandson, Win Win Yee, said the family was grateful that ten family members who contracted COVID-19 survived. However, Win Win Yee revealed that she would not take it for granted and was still afraid of being infected again.

"We are still very afraid of catching it again," he said. "That's why we didn't go anywhere outside. We locked ourselves out. "

Myanmar's COVID-19 cases have crossed the 29,000 mark, from just a few hundred in August, with more than 660 deaths. The risk of COVID-19 among older people is higher in poor countries with inadequate healthcare, including Myanmar. Myanmar is known to have experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases after avoiding a major outbreak in early 2020.

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