Good news come in: Two Covid-19 patients cured & discharged

GNN | Mar 30, 2020, 1:24 PM IST|

• Two young women successfully fight corona virus
• Ahmedabad entrepreneur advises people to keep calm & trust the doctor

Gujarat News Network

Surat/Ahmedabad, March 30, 2020: Amidst the mounting Covid-19 gloom and doom across the world here comes a ray of hope like the proverbial silver lining to the cloud. Two young women – one from Ahmedabad and one from Surat were discharged on Sunday (March 29) after staging a complete recovery from the dreaded coronavirus.

In Ahmedabad it was a happy scene as a 34-year-old entrepreneur walked out of the SVP Hospital hale and hearty after her two samples tested negative post 10 days of hospitalisation. The happy lady announced on her social media post, “.. 24 hours, two tests: -Ve & -Ve. I'm coming home, I'm coming home; Tell the world I'm coming home. See you on the other side. You have been beyond wonderful.”

It was 11 days ago that the nightmare for the young lady started. Life went topsy-turvy for the entrepreneur when her dream trip to Finland ended on a terrifying note. The lady ended up with the infection despite going great lengths – in including changing her flight route – to escape the virus. “If I have to summarise my experience, I would say, ‘Keep calm and trust your Doctor.’ In my case, the symptoms started a week after my return. But I was aware about my travel history and when I started having breathing problems, I immediately sought medical help,” she said, adding that it’s not a linear progression and symptoms surely scares a person.

Talking about her time at the SVP Hospital, the cured patient from Ahmedabad said that she was well cared for. “While I could not meet my family members, I was allowed to use my phone and I made most of it, calling my friends and family and keeping updated. I was among the nine patients recovering from the Covid-19 infection and I pray for their quick recovery,” she said.

The Surat-based 21-year-old woman from a big and well known business family was one of Gujarat’s first Covid-19 patients. The young woman was hospitalised on March 16 on her return from London. Dr Ashish Naik, Surat’s deputy municipal commissioner (Health & Hospital), told TNN, “Her third sample also tested negative on Sunday. She has recovered after 14 days.”

Now both will have to spend 14 days in home quarantine.