105-year-old Surat ‘farmer woman’ slays Covid

Surat: Be it scorching heat or heavy rains, she herself ploughed the farm and handled the bullock cart in her village in Rajkot for decades. Now, at the age of 105, Ujiba has successfully destructed corona too.
Tested positive after her 55-year-old son Govind Gondaliya contracted the infection, Ujiba was admitted to a private hospital on April 11. Ujiba kept telling her son that she does not need any treatment and will have no regret even if she dies. But a few days later, Ujiba kept telling doctors of the hospital, “Corona cannot do anything to me, I will go home fit and fine.”
“I had organized a three-day vaccination camp in Hojiwala industrial estate in Sachin following which I had tested positive. Later when my mother and wife got tested, they were also positive,” said Govind, who owns a textile unit in Hojiwala industrial estate.
While Gondaliya did not have any official record of her age, an official release by the information stated that Ujiba is 105 years old. Living in a family of 19 people, Ujiba has witnessed World War II, India’s Independence, several calamities and historical events in her lifetime. Ujiba’s siblings too lived over 100 years. “My two uncles lived for 108 and 103 years and my aunt too lived for 101 years,” said Govind.
“Within three days, she showed signs of improvement and was always smiling and stress-free,” said Dr Anil Kotadiya.