Great-grandmother with terminal cancer celebrates 81st after beating Covid-19

Mavis Torrance said she feared she would not make it after being told she had tested positive for the virus.

A great-grandmother in Scotland with terminal cancer has celebrated her 81st birthday after recovering from coronavirus.

Mavis Torrance, from Bishopbriggs near Glasgow, who also has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said she cried when she was told she had the virus on March 31 after developing a temperature, fearing she would not make it.