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"At his age of 106, he has defeated coronavirus, and he was a kid during the Spanish Flu. He's a corona warrior, and he's doing fine now," said one of the family members.

A 106-year old man from Delhi has become an inspiration for those combating the deadly pandemic. According to reports, the centenarian was four years old during the 1918 Spanish Flu and has survived COVID-19 faster than his son, in his 70s, who is admitted to a dedicated COVID-19 facility.

The patient was a resident of Old Delhi and was discharged from the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) recently after he recovered from COVID-19. Reportedly, his wife, son and another family member also recuperated after contracting the novel coronavirus infection.

"Perhaps, he is the first reported case of COVID-19 in Delhi who also went through the dreaded Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 which like COVID-19 had also ravaged the world. And, he not only recovered from COVID-19, he recovered faster than his son, who is also very old," a senior doctor, reported.