GUWAHATI : Her age may have posed a challenge but 100-year-old Mai Handique's battle against COVID-19 was won by her positivity, doctors said on Thursday.Handique, Assam's oldest COVID-19 patient, was discharged from the Mahendra Mohan Chowdhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati on Wednesday, they said.A resident of the Mothers' Old Age Home, she was admitted to the hospital ten days ago after testing COVID- positive.The doctors and nurses who were treating her held a small celebration before she was discharged.
Handique, who was beaming with excitement, joined the party singing several Assamese songs in her full-throated voice.Handique, called Aita (grandma) by all at the hospital, told reporters that she enjoyed her stay and the food."We were.