Coronavirus: 103-year-old woman becomes oldest person to beat disease

A 103-year-old woman has become the oldest person to beat coronavirusand return home.

Zhang Guangfen recovered from the disease after receiving treatment for just six days at a hospital in Wuhan – the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak.

The centenarian’s quick recovery was down to her having no underlying health conditions apart from mild chronic bronchitis, her doctor Dr Zeng Yulan told reporters.