Berhampur: Scripting a story of hope against the battle against coronavirus, an octogenarian man from Odisha’s Ganjam district has fully recovered from Covid-19 and was discharged from the hospital.
80-year old Adi Narayan Jena of Golanthra village in Rangeilunda block has survived the highly contagious virus and emerged triumphant after a 10 days ordeal.
Jena was discharged from Parala Maharaja COVID Care Centre on Monday after successful treatment. He is now keeping well and has absolutely no symptoms of coronavirus.
On being discharged, the octogenarian man has expressed his deep gratitude to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for facilitating proper treatment of COVID patients like him in the State.
Jena also thanked the Ganjam district administration and medical staffs for taking care of him.
Jena is now a good example of hope and courage to many Corona affected persons.
In spite of his old age, he defied Corona virus giving a positive message that all should be hopeful to combat the disease in future.
Notably, Adi Narayan Jena and his 74-year old wife Kuntala Jena tested positive for the virus and were admitted to the hospital on August 1.
While Adi successfully fought the battle against the disease, his wife succumbed to it.