indiaUpdated: Aug 16, 2020 12:26 ISTAge is just a number, 98-year-old war veteran and retired sepoy Ramu Laxman Sakpal proved the same after recently winning the battle against Covid-19. The Indian Navy said his condition was successfully managed which led to his recovery. The facility is the primary naval healthcare centre for Covid-19 and looks after managing the care of serving and retired Covid-19 patients from the armed forces. Experts have said that the elderly population, especially those above 65 years of age, are more susceptible to contracting the virus. Multiple studies have linked a patient’s immune response to the severity of Covid-19 symptoms.

Source: Hindustan Times August 16, 2020 06:53 UTC