A 101-year-old man reportedly survived a fight with the coronavirus as the pandemic continues to overwhelm Italy.
Gloria Lisi, vice mayor of Rimini, announced the news. She said the man, identified only as Mr. P., was admitted to a hospital last week after he tested positive for the flu-like illness. Mr. P. was born in 1919 while the world was grappling with the Spanish flu, a disease that killed millions.
“He made it. Mr. P. made it,” Lisi said. “Even at 101 years, the future is not written.”
She pointed out that, since being born during the Spanish flu, Mr. P. has seen the world change dramatically.
“He saw everything, Mr. P. War, hunger, pain, progress, crisis, and resurrections,” Lisi said.
Rimini is a city located on the coast of northern Italy, a region that has been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The country has had more than 86,000 cases of the coronavirus and more than 9,000 deaths.
Italy has imposed a strict nationwide lockdown, which was eventually expanded to include activities such as jogging or walking to the park.
Worldwide, there have been more than 591,000 cases of the COVID-19 virus, about 131,000 recoveries, and almost 27,000 deaths, according to the latest reading by the Johns Hopkins University tracker.
