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114 Year-Old Man Recovers From COVID-19 In Ethiopia

114 Year-Old Man Recovers From COVID-19 In Ethiopia

A 114-year-old Ethiopian man has recovered from COVID-19.

114 Year-Old Man Recovers From COVID-19 In Ethiopia
114 Year-Old Man Recovers From COVID-19 In Ethiopia

Dr Yared Agidew, who runs the hospital in the capital, Addis Ababa, where the man was being treated disclosed this in a facebook post on Thursday.

People over the age of 80 are considered to be most vulnerable if they catch the virus.

He “is fully recovered,” Dr Yared said in his post in Amharic. “He is now in good health.

“Long life and health for our health workers!”

Ethiopia has recorded more than 5,000 cases of the virus and 75 deaths