London (AFP): A 72-year-old British man tested positive for coronavirus for 10 months in what is thought to be the longest recorded case of continuous infection, researchers said on Thursday (June 24). Dave Smith, a retired driving instructor from Bristol in western England, said he tested positive 43 times, was hospitalised seven times and had made plans for his funeral. "I'd resigned myself, I'd called the family in, made my peace with everybody, said goodbye,", he told BBC television. Ed Moran, a consultant in infectious diseases at the University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust, said Smith "had active virus in his body" throughout. "It's like you've been given your life back", Smith told the BBC.

Source: The Star June 24, 2021 10:30 UTC