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Man who had longest COVID infection finally cured. Here’s how

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Doctors were able to cure the man with a mix of neutralising antibodies known to be effective against early coronavirus variants A Covid patient who testest for 411 days has finally been cured.

This is the longest phase a patient has suffered from the infection anywhere in the world. As per reports, 59-year-old British man patient first tested positive in December 2020 and he continued to test positive for Covid until January 2022.

However, he had no symptoms of the infection. As per doctors, the patient had a weak immune system as he has been through a kidney transplant.

Genetic analysis showed that the patient was infected with an early variant of the original Wuhan strain Doctors at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in London where he was treated told Sky News that there is no other documented case suggesting that anyone has suffered from the infection for such a long time.

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