French nun Lucile Randon, known as Sister André and considered the longest-lived person in Europe, recovered from the covid two days after her 117th birthday, local media reported.
Randon, born in the town of Alés (south) on February 11, 1904, tested positive for coronavirus on January 16 and was then placed in strict quarantine in the room she occupies in the Sainte Catherine Labouré nursing home in Toulon, south France.
“I didn’t even realize I was infected,” the centenarian told local newspaper Var Matin. A few weeks later, the nun is already recovered.
A spokesman for the residence explained to the same newspaper that Sister André was not afraid of the virus, although she expressed concern for the health of the other residents.
“She was also worried about whether bedtime or meals would change because she was infected,” the spokesman added.
The nunnery is considered the second oldest living person verified in the world, just behind the Japanese Kane Tanaka, born on January 2, 1903.