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Meet the oldest person in Russia to recover from the coronavirus. She’s 100.

Source: Meduza
On May 13, the Federal Medical and Biological Agency’s Center for Brain and Neurotechnology discharged Pelagia Poyarkova, Russia’s first patient over the age of 100 to recover from COVID-19. She <a href="https://www.interfax.ru/russia/708447" target="_blank">reportedly</a> contracted the disease while hospitalized for a planned procedure. Poyarkova was widowed during the Second World War with an infant. She currently lives with her daughter and son-in-law. 
On May 13, the Federal Medical and Biological Agency’s Center for Brain and Neurotechnology discharged Pelagia Poyarkova, Russia’s first patient over the age of 100 to recover from COVID-19. She reportedly contracted the disease while hospitalized for a planned procedure. Poyarkova was widowed during the Second World War with an infant. She currently lives with her daughter and son-in-law. 
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