MARDIN, Turkey
A 93-year-old Turkish woman on Friday recovered from the novel coronavirus which has claimed thousands of lives worldwide since it emerged in China last December.
The woman was admitted to a state hospital in Nusaybin in the southeastern Mardin province with COVID-19 symptoms.
After she tested positive for the virus, her treatment started at the hospital and she was discharged on Friday with a round of applause.
Another 63-year-old patient, who tested COVID-19 positive, also discharged from the same hospital after 14 days of treatment.
After originating in Wuhan, China last December, the virus has spread to at