NEW DELHI: As the worldwide number of positive coronavirus cases rises across the world, some people, who have recovered from the infection, are sharing their stories of survival with the world.
From sharing tips on how not to lose hope to utilising their time in the hospital, lot of people who have recovered from COVID-19 are thanking the medical staff for taking care of them.
Here are few of the accounts from India and rest of the world:
62-year-old in Noida recovers. Her advice: Stay upbeat
It began with a cough that wouldn’t go away, followed by breathlessness and fever. The 62-year-old woman from Noida and her son had travelled to Denmark.
And soon, these two and the rest of the family as well, became the city’s second biggest cluster with seven cases.
Now, the 62-year-old is back home, the first senior citizen in Noida to have recovered, and she has one advice to share — stay positive.
Two things, she said, made it possible for her to see herself through her time in hospital — a supportive medical staff and staying positive. “First, you hear about the disease and get scared. Then, you find yourself in the middle of it, your own situation worsens. And when you overcome it all and come home, people avoid you and your family. But I tell my children: remain strong and think positive. There is no point thinking about how people respond. We should stay away, right now at least, as it’s best for everyone. Just follow the treatment protocol and mentally prepare yourself. That’s how you get better,” she said.
The mother and son were discharged last Friday after they recovered. Now she waits for her husband, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren to get home.
Be cautious, not afraid of coronavirus: Punjab man after recovery
35-year-old Fateh Singh, a coronavirus survivor from Punjab, has asked people to be cautious, not afraid of the disease. Singh, who was undergoing treatment at the civil hospital in Nawanshahr district of Punjab, tested negative twice on April 4 and 5.
He and his family members were admitted to the hospital on March 19. Singh's 70-year-old father had died recently due to coronavirus.
“If anyone contracts coronavirus, one should get treatment for that and should not be scared of it. This can be treated. Have courage and keep yourself internally strong. And there is no need to worry,” Singh said in a video message.
He also asked people to maintain hygiene and wash their hands regularly to keep the deadly disease at bay. In his video message, Singh thanked the health staff at the civil hospital for taking care of patients.
COVID-19 survivor beat isolation blues through action movies, video calls to wife
Bingeing on action movies, hours-long video calls to his wife and watching "less TV news" helped a coronavirus survivor in successfully getting through the tense isolation period in hospital.
The 29-year-old, who did not wish to be named, was discharged from the Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, on April 1 after he tested negative for the virus in his second consecutive report.
The Gurgaon resident was tested COVID-19 positive on March 21, soon after his return from an official trip in the UK.
Though aware of the fact that he has to stay put in the isolation ward of the hospital for at least 14 days, he said after four-five days, no matter how hard one tries "boredom and frustration" starts creeping in.
He said he will always be indebted to his wife for the several video calls, and the streaming apps for showing latest action movies that kept him "busy and happily engaged" during such times of distress.
On movies, he said he was binge-watching latest action movies and series.
Coronavirus survivor: 'In my blood, there may be answers'
Tiffany Pinckney remembers the fear when COVID-19 stole her breath. So when she recovered, the New York City mother became one of the country's first survivors to donate her blood to help treat other seriously ill patients.
“It is definitely overwhelming to know that in my blood, there may be answers,” Pinckney told The Associated Press.
Doctors around the world are dusting off a century-old treatment for infections: Infusions of blood plasma teeming with immune molecules that helped survivors beat the new coronavirus. There's no proof it will work.
But former patients in Houston and New York were early donors, and now hospitals and blood centers are getting ready for potentially hundreds of survivors to follow.
From sharing tips on how not to lose hope to utilising their time in the hospital, lot of people who have recovered from COVID-19 are thanking the medical staff for taking care of them.
Here are few of the accounts from India and rest of the world:
62-year-old in Noida recovers. Her advice: Stay upbeat
It began with a cough that wouldn’t go away, followed by breathlessness and fever. The 62-year-old woman from Noida and her son had travelled to Denmark.
And soon, these two and the rest of the family as well, became the city’s second biggest cluster with seven cases.
Now, the 62-year-old is back home, the first senior citizen in Noida to have recovered, and she has one advice to share — stay positive.
Two things, she said, made it possible for her to see herself through her time in hospital — a supportive medical staff and staying positive. “First, you hear about the disease and get scared. Then, you find yourself in the middle of it, your own situation worsens. And when you overcome it all and come home, people avoid you and your family. But I tell my children: remain strong and think positive. There is no point thinking about how people respond. We should stay away, right now at least, as it’s best for everyone. Just follow the treatment protocol and mentally prepare yourself. That’s how you get better,” she said.
The mother and son were discharged last Friday after they recovered. Now she waits for her husband, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren to get home.
Be cautious, not afraid of coronavirus: Punjab man after recovery
35-year-old Fateh Singh, a coronavirus survivor from Punjab, has asked people to be cautious, not afraid of the disease. Singh, who was undergoing treatment at the civil hospital in Nawanshahr district of Punjab, tested negative twice on April 4 and 5.
He and his family members were admitted to the hospital on March 19. Singh's 70-year-old father had died recently due to coronavirus.
“If anyone contracts coronavirus, one should get treatment for that and should not be scared of it. This can be treated. Have courage and keep yourself internally strong. And there is no need to worry,” Singh said in a video message.
He also asked people to maintain hygiene and wash their hands regularly to keep the deadly disease at bay. In his video message, Singh thanked the health staff at the civil hospital for taking care of patients.
COVID-19 survivor beat isolation blues through action movies, video calls to wife
Bingeing on action movies, hours-long video calls to his wife and watching "less TV news" helped a coronavirus survivor in successfully getting through the tense isolation period in hospital.
The 29-year-old, who did not wish to be named, was discharged from the Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, on April 1 after he tested negative for the virus in his second consecutive report.
The Gurgaon resident was tested COVID-19 positive on March 21, soon after his return from an official trip in the UK.
Though aware of the fact that he has to stay put in the isolation ward of the hospital for at least 14 days, he said after four-five days, no matter how hard one tries "boredom and frustration" starts creeping in.
He said he will always be indebted to his wife for the several video calls, and the streaming apps for showing latest action movies that kept him "busy and happily engaged" during such times of distress.
On movies, he said he was binge-watching latest action movies and series.
Coronavirus survivor: 'In my blood, there may be answers'
Tiffany Pinckney remembers the fear when COVID-19 stole her breath. So when she recovered, the New York City mother became one of the country's first survivors to donate her blood to help treat other seriously ill patients.
“It is definitely overwhelming to know that in my blood, there may be answers,” Pinckney told The Associated Press.
Doctors around the world are dusting off a century-old treatment for infections: Infusions of blood plasma teeming with immune molecules that helped survivors beat the new coronavirus. There's no proof it will work.
But former patients in Houston and New York were early donors, and now hospitals and blood centers are getting ready for potentially hundreds of survivors to follow.
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