Pathanamthitta: When Shirley was finally cured of COVID-19 after 48 days of treatment at Kozhencherry district hospital, the health workers bid farewell by giving her a round of applause. The sample test conducted after changing the medicines gave negative result. She has been given Ivermectin medicine for the past two weeks. The last two test results were negative.

Shirley was affected with coronavirus after she mingled with the Ranni-based family who came from Italy for two days. Her daughter Greeshma also was diagnosed with the disease. Greeshma's test results were negative by the first week of April. She was staying in another room in the hospital to return home with her mother. She was sent home the other day.

Shirley said that she would never forget the service received from district hospital when she was facing the biggest crisis in life. She returned after thanking hospital superintendent S Prathibha, Dr Abhilash, Dr Sharath Krishna, Dr Manoj Kumar and other staff. On Friday, three people in Pathanamthitta were cured of COVID-19. Now only three are remaining under treatment.