Lessona: A 103-year-old Italian woman has recovered from COVID-19, apparently just by being highly hydrated and taking fever reducers.
Ada Zanussi was infected by the new coronavirus in March and a light fever forced her in bed for one week.
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She stopped eating and became non-responsive so doctors hydrated her.
Surprisingly, after seven days, she reopened her eyes and woke up.
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Zanussi, a retired textile factory worker, the mother of four children and great-grandmother of four more, lives in the "Maria Grazia" rest home of Lessona, in northern Italy.
The whole building was put into quarantine after many residents tested positive for coronavirus and only doctors and nurses were allowed to enter the building to treat patients.
Carla Furno Marchese has been Zanussi's general practitioner for nearly 35 years and was very relieved when she saw her beloved patient restarting her routine of reading newspapers, watching TV, talking on her mobile phone and praying.
Zanussi is a practicing Catholic and said that faith helped her to find the courage to fight the disease.
Italy's number of coronavirus cases has continued to drop.
Civil Protection authorities said on Tuesday that there were 3,039 new cases in 24 hours.
Italy hasn't seen such a low daily number since the early weeks of the outbreak.
It has 1,35,586 confirmed cases and has counted 16,523 deaths in the outbreak and it remains the country with the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in the world.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and a cough, that clear up in two to three weeks.
For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and could lead to death.
AP
