Tag: coronavirus survivor

• Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 12:48 UTC

  A 99 year old Brazilian WW2 veteran released from hospital after “defeating” COVID-19

  

  A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Brazil was released from the hospital with military honors on Tuesday after recovering from COVID-19. Second Lieutenant Ermando Piveta, who served in the Brazilian artillery in Africa during World War II, was brought out of the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia to a burst of trumpet music and applause.